Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Adult Preferred Minimum:  2.0 mL serum
Adult Absolute Minimum:  0.5 mL serum
Pediatric Minimum:  0.1 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Contaminated or heat-inactivated samples.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Analytic Time:

5 working days

Reference Range:

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody to Viral Capsid Antigen, IgG
  0.90 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable IgG
    antibody to EBV viral capsid antigen.
  0.91-0.99 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be
    helpful.
  1.00 IV or greater: Positive - IgG antibody to EBV viral capsid
    antigen detected, which may indicate a current or past EBV
    infection.

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody to Viral Capsid Antigen, IgM
  0.90 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable IgM
    antibody to EBV viral capsid antigen.
  0.91-0.99 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be
    helpful.
  1.00 IV or greater: Positive - IgM antibody to EBV viral capsid
    antigen detected, which may indicate a current or recent EBV
    infection.

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody to Nuclear Antigen, IgG
  0.90 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable IgG
    antibody to EBV nuclear antigen.
  0.91-0.99 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be
    helpful.
  1.00 IV or greater: Positive - IgG antibody to EBV nuclear antigen
    detected, which may indicate a current or past EBV infection.

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody to Early D Antigen (EA-D), IgG
  0.90 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable IgG
    antibody to EBV early (D) antigen.
  0.91-0.99 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be
    helpful.
  1.00 IV or greater: Positive - IgG antibody to EBV early (D) antigen
    detected, which may indicate a current or past EBV infection.

Methodology:

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

CPT Code:

86663, 86664, 86665 (x2)