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Test Code RUBG Measles (Rubeola), IgG, Serum

Methodology

Multiplex Flow Immunoassay

Specimen Requirements

Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.

Specimen Stability Information

 

Specimen Type

Temperature

Time

Serum

Refrigerated, spun

7 days

 

Reference Values

Negative (No IgG antibodies specific to rubeola detected. Patient is presumed not to have had a previous exposure to measles through infection or vaccination.)

Equivocal (Equivocal results. Obtain an additional specimen for re-testing.)

Positive (IgG antibody to rubeola detected. This may indicate that the patient was exposed to measles through infection or vaccination.)

Reject Due To

 

Hemolysis

Mild:

ok

Gross:

ok

Lipemia

Mild:

ok

Gross:

ok

Icterus

Mild:

NA

Gross:

NA

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

CPT Coding

86765

Secondary ID

HHA1461

Performing Laboratory

Huntsville Hospital Laboratory

LOINC Coding

Test Name LOINC Code

Measles (Rubeola), IgG, Serum

20479-2