RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII AND R. TYPHI IGG AND IGM ANTIBODIES EVALUATION
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   RIKRT

MGH LIS Test No

   358

Schedule

   Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Testing Time

   1-4 days

Testing Lab

   Specialty Labs, Inc.

QORR Test Code

   RIKRT

Specimen Info

Type

   Serum  

Volume

   1.0 (0.5) mL

Temperature

   Refrigerate

Preservative

    

Collection Info

    
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Indirect Fluorescent Antibody

Clinical Utilities
Detect antibodies following infection with murine typhus. Establish the diagnosis of infection due to Rickettsia in the Rocky Mountain spotted fever group or in the typhus group.

CPT Codes
86757 x 4

Reference Range

Component Information

Name

   R. TYPHI IGG ANTIBODIES 

Method

   IFA 

CPT Code

   86757 

Units

   titer 
Ref Range   Less than 1:64 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   R. TYPHI IGM ANTIBODIES 

Method

   IFA 

CPT Code

   86757 

Units

   titer 
Ref Range   Less than 1:64 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   R. RICKETTSII IGG ANTIBODIES 

Method

   IFA 

CPT Code

   86757 

Units

   titer 
Ref Range   Less than 1:64 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   R. RICKETTSII IGM ANTIBODIES 

Method

   IFA 

CPT Code

   86757 

Units

   titer 
Ref Range   Less than 1:64 
Reflex Reason    
     
Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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