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Test ID QFEVR Q Fever Antibody Screen with Titer Reflex, Serum

Method Name

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)


Ordering Guidance


 



Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.6 mL Serum

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Reporting Name

Q Fever Ab Scrn w/ Titer Reflex, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
  Frozen  7 days

Report Available

1 to 4 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
QFEVR Q Fever Ab Scrn w/ Titer Reflex, S 23019-3

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
QFEVR Q Fever Ab Scrn w/ Titer Reflex, S 23019-3

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send an Infectious Disease Serology Test Request (T916) with the specimen.

Useful For

Screening for exposure to Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever

 

This test should not be used as a screening procedure for the general population.

Reflex Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
QFP Q Fever IgM/IgG, Titer, S No No

Testing Algorithm

If the Q fever serology result is reactive, then Q fever antibody confirmation by indirect immunofluorescence will be performed at an additional charge.

 

For more information see Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Testing for Identification of Microbiological Etiology.

Day(s) Performed

Sunday through Friday

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

86638

86638 x4 (if appropriate)

Specimen Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL

Reference Values

Negative

Reference values apply to all ages