HSV 1&2 IgM Non-Type Specific ABS, Serum

Order Code:	HSVAB
Epic Lab Code:	LAB3373
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 Minimum: 0.5 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, or severely lipemic specimens.

Specimen Instructions:

Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or convalescent."

Analytic Time:

24 hours upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

0.89 IV or less: Negative - No significant level of detectable HSV IgM antibody. 0.90-1.09 IV: Equivocal - Questionable presence of IgM antibodies. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. 1.10 IV or greater: Positive - IgM antibody to HSV detected, which may indicate a current or recent infection. However, low levels of IgM antibodies may occasionally persist for more than 12 months post-infection.

Methodology:

Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

CPT Code:

86694