Draw blood in gel-barrier tube and centrifuge. If red top is used, remove the serum and place in a transport tube. Label the transport tube with patient identifiers and specimen type.
Stability
Refrigerated, 2 Days
Storage Instructions
Refrigerated
Test Details
Methodology
Rejection Criteria
Received after 2 days refrigerated.
Serum not separated from cells.
Sample hemolyzed.
Grossly lipemic samples.
Improper labeling.
Incorrect collection container.
Test Components
Test Code
Test Name
LOINC
200776
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody Profile
3001223
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies to Viral Capsid Antigen (VCA), IgG
24114-1
3001214
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies to Viral Capsid Antigen (VCA), IgM