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Toxoplasma gondii Antibody, IgG

Alias:

T. gondii, Toxoplasma gondii, Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma IgG

Methodology:

Electrochemiluminescence

Performed:

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

Analytical Time:

Same day, next run if repeat testing is necessary

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Toxoplasma gondii Antibody, IgG

Preferred Collection Container:

Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Red (No Additive)
Lavender (EDTA)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube) or SST (Serum Separator) tube.
Add-on Requests - Requires additional evaluation for acceptability.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 0.5 mL serum or plasma into a plastic transport vial. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.2 mL of serum or plasma (approximately 0.4 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Unacceptable Conditions:

Heat inactivated serum, grossly lipemic or grossly hemolyzed samples

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

3 weeks

Frozen Stability:

3 months

Ambient Stability:

3 days

Toxoplasma gondii Antibody, IgG

Sunquest Order Code:

TOXOGG

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB501

CPT Code:

86777

Toxoplasma gondii Antibody, IgG

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM