ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0051229: Yersinia Species Antibody, IgG by Western Blot |
| Test Mnemonic: YER IGG | |
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Methodology: Western Blot
Performed: Tue Reported: 1-8 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 4 mL SST.
Transport: 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.1 mL serum at 2-8°C. Remarks: Separate serum from cells ASAP. Acute and convalescent specimens should be labeled as such; parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Please mark specimen plainly as "acute" or "convalescent". Unacceptable Conditions: Heat-inactivated, contaminated, hemolytic, icteric, lipemic, or turbid specimens. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year |
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| Reference Interval: |
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Negative - No significant Yersinia IgG antibodies detected. Equivocal - Questionable presence of Yersinia IgG antibodies detected. May be an indication of recent infection. Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. Positive - IgG antibodies to Yersinia detected. |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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Cross-reactivity has been shown to exist between Yersinia, Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme disease) and other bacterial species and thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (Graves disease). Therefore, results should be interpreted with caution and correlated with clinical information.
Please refer to Statement A in the Compliance Statements section in the front of the Laboratory Test Directory. |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 86793 |