SCRUB TYPHUS ANTIBODIES, SERUM
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  SCRUB

MGH LIS Test No

  6824

Schedule

  Monday - Friday

Testing Time

  3 days

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  S6824

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin 
down and send 1.0 mL of serum refrigerated (keep specimen cool 
with frozen coolant April-October, refrigerated coolant November-
March) in a screw-capped, plastic vial.      
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Agglutination

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
86757

Reference Range
Negative to a titer of 1:40 is normal.
A fourfold or greater rise in paired sera titer indicates recent
infection.

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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