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| Test Name | TOXOPLASMA - EIA |
| Test Code | TOXO |
| Avail Stat? | N |
| Test Type | Executable |
| Res. Names | TOX ANTIBODY |
| Specimen | Serum |
| Container | SST |
| Days Perf. | Cutoff time for specimen receipt: 8:30 a.m. Analytic turn-around time: Same day results. |
| Processing | Centrifuge, separate, refrigerate. |
| Ref. Range | NEGATIVE |
| Interp | ENZYME IMMUNO ASSAY INTERPRETATION/; POSITIVE TOXOPLASMOSIS IGG ANTIBODY SUGGESTS ACUTE OR PAST INFEC- TION. POSITIVE IGG EIA SPECIMENS WILL BE TESTED FOR IGM ANTIBODY BY A SIMILAR EIA METHOD. AS IT IS WITH EVERY ANTIBODY ASSAY, IF EARLY ACUTE INFECTION IS SUSPECTED, SUBMIT A CONVALESCENT SPECIMEN 7 - 14 DAYS AFTER THE THE ACUTE SPECIMEN. |
| Billing Codes | 04910258 TOXO Bill on Test Request |
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