Babesia Antibodies BABE
Synonyms |
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name |
Babesia Antibodies |
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Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name |
Babesia Antibodies |
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EPIC Order Name |
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Clinical Info |
Useful if Giemsa stain is negative but high suspicion of babesiosis exists. Will not detect B. duncani or strain MO-1 |
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Specimen Type |
Blood |
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Container |
Serum Seperator Tube |
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Collection Instructions |
Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s) |
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Transport Instructions |
Refrigerate |
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Specimen Stability |
2 days Room Temperature |
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Methodology |
Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) |
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Days Performed |
TAT: 2-6 Days |
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Performing Laboratory |
ARUP Laboratories |
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CPT |
86753 x 2 |
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PDM |
5902090 |
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Result Interpretation
TAT: 3 - 5 Days |
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Forms |
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