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Salmonella, Total Antibody, EIA

Order Code: SALMAB

Test Summary

Salmonella, Total Antibody, detects antibodies to Salmonella typhi, a common cause of gastroenteritis, diarrhea and dysentery. Antibody results should be confirmed with stool or blood cultures.

Aliases

  • Salmonella typhi
  • S. typhi
  • Febrile Agglutinins

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 7 days
  • Refrigerated: 14 days
  • Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Grossly hemolyzed • Hyperlipemic • Contaminated • Icteric • Turbid sera • CSF and other fluids

Order Code

SALMAB

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB3059

Includes

Salmonella H Type a
Salmonella H Type b
Salmonella H Type d
Salmonella O Type Vi
Salmonella O Type D

CPT Code

  • 86768(5)

Billing Code

  • 670889

CPT Statement

CPT Statement

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

FDA Status

FDA Approved

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

Negative

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Tuesday - Saturday; Report available: 1 - 3 days

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 7 days
  • Refrigerated: 14 days
  • Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Grossly hemolyzed • Hyperlipemic • Contaminated • Icteric • Turbid sera • CSF and other fluids

Billing

CPT Code

  • 86768(5)

Billing Code

  • 670889

CPT Statement

CPT Statement

Result Information

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

Testing Laboratory

N/A

Reference Range

Negative

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Tuesday - Saturday; Report available: 1 - 3 days