ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0097318: Anaplasma phagocytophilum (HGA) Antibody, IgM |
| Test Mnemonic: HGE IGM | |
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Methodology: Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Performed: Tue, Fri Reported: 1-5 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 4 mL SST.
Transport: 0.5 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.1 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.05 mL serum at 2-8°C. Unacceptable Conditions: Heat inactivated, lipemic, hemolytic, icteric, turbid, or bacterially contaminated 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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Less than 1:16 - No significant level of IgM antibodies to A. phagocytophilum detected. Greater than or equal to 1:16 - Suggestive of a current or recent infection with A. phagocytophilum. |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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Please refer to Statement A in the Compliance Statements section in the front of the Laboratory Test Directory. |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 86666 |