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STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE ANTIBODY (IGG) (23 SEROTYPES), MAID |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1027
Geisinger Epic ID: 52033
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL red-top (plain, non-serum separator) tube
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Specimen required: |
0.5 mL serum; minimum 0.25 mL | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Room temperature. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 7 days. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 90 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Additional information: |
If you are interested in PRE and POST vaccination testing, please follow these instructions: PRE and POST samples should be tested together on the same run to avoid variation in results caused by lot to lot and inter assay variation. It is recommended that two PRE tubes be drawn. Save one PRE serum frozen. The other can be sent to determine the need to vaccinate. If patient already has protective values, there is no need to revaccinate and test a POST sample. If PRE results do not show protective values, send the saved PRE sample together with the POST vaccination sample. |
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CPT code(s): |
86317 (x23) | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Serotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 (9N), 12 (12F), 17 (17F), 14, 19 (19F), 20, 22 (22F), 23 (23F), 26 (6B), 34 (10A), 43 (11A), 51 (7F), 54 (15B), 56 (18C), 57 (19A), 68 (9V), 70 (33F) | |
Methodology: |
Multi-analyte Immunodetection |
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Synonyms: |
Pneumococcal Ab, 23 Serotypes: Quest test code16963; S. pneu IgG
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Clinical significance: |
Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibody (IgG) (23 Serotypes), MAID - Responses to pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are demonstrated by 2- to 4-fold increases in type-specific IgG levels. | |