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Test Code LAB507 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), IgG, Type 1 and Type 2 Specific Antibodies, Serum

Additional Codes

45895

Reporting Title

HSV-1/HSV-2 Ab (Separate Determinations)

Methodology

DiaSorin LIAISON®, Competitive Two-Step Chemiluminescence Assay 

Useful for detecting past infections with HSV-1 and HSV-2.

Performing Laboratory

OhioHealth Laboratory Services-RMH Special Testing

Specimen Requirements

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube(s). (Contaminated, hemolyzed, or icteric specimen is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.

Note:  A speckled-top serum gel tube (s) or a plain, red-top tube(s) is also acceptable.

 

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated 7 days
  Ambient   
  Frozen  Stable

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate/Ambient OK/Frozen OK

Reference Values

Negative (reported as negative, equivocal, or positive)

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday Continuous

Saturday and Sunday Day shift only

Test Classification and CPT Coding

86695 - HSV-1

86696 - HSV-2