Bartonella henselae (Cat Scratch) Antibodies, IgG & IgM, Serum

Order Code:	BARTAB
Epic Lab Code:	LAB2672
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube

Minimum:

Preferred Adult minimum: 1 mL serum Pediatric minimum: 0.15 mL serum Absolute minimum: 0.5 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens. Plasma specimens.

Analytic Time:

8 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Components Bartonella henselae antibody, IgG <1:64 Negative: No significant level of Bartonella henselae IgG antibody detected. 1:64 - 1:128 Equivocal: Questionable presence of Bartonella henselae IgG antibody detected. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. > or = 1:256 Positive: Presence of IgG antibody to Bartonella henselae detected, suggestive of current or past infection. Bartonella henselae antibody, IgM: < 1:16 Negative: No significant level of Bartonella henselae IgM antibody detected. > or = 1:16 Positive: Presence of IgM antibody to Bartonella henselae detected, suggestive of recent infection.

Comments:

Please mark sample plainly as "acute" or "convalescent".

Methodology:

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody

CPT Code:

86611(x2)