ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0099685: Neisseria gonorrhoea Antibodies, Total |
| Test Mnemonic: GC-AB | |
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Methodology: Complement Fixation
Performed: Mon, Thu Reported: 2-6 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 5 mL SST
Transport: 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.3 mL serum at 2-8°C. Remarks: Please mark specimens plainly as "ACUTE" or "CONVALESCENT" Unacceptable Conditions: Icteric, lipemic, contaminated, or turbid specimens, plasma Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year |
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| Reference Interval: |
| Less than 1:8 |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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Single, high positive antibody titers may indicate past or current infection. An increase in titers between acute and convalescent sera or at least fourfold is considered strong evidence of current or recent infection.
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| CPT Code(s): | |
| 86171 |