Histoplasma Antibodies CF/ID

Label Mnemonic:	HISTOPAN
Epic code:	LAB3326
Downtime form:	Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

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."

Collection Medium:

Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: 1.0 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Contaminated or severely lipemic specimens.

Turn Around Time:

3-6 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

  Test Component                    Reference Range
Histoplasma Antibody by ID           None detected
Histoplasma Yeast Antibody by CF        < 1:8
Histoplasma Mycelia Antibody by CF      < 1:8

Test Limitations:

Negative fungal serology does not rule out the possibility of current infection.

Methodology:

Semi-Quantitative Complement Fixation/Immunodiffusion

CPT Code:

86698 Histoplasma (ID), 86698 Histoplasma mycelia (CF), 86698 Histoplasma yeast (CF)