Result Test Name
H BAND
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
12386030843
Laboratory Test Name
QUEST HISTOPLASMA?ANTIBODY PANEL CF AND ID SERUM
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
35732-7
Collection Container
SST
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum Minimum Volume 0.5 mL
Container Temp
Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume
.500
Test Info
Histoplasma Antibody Panel CF and ID Serum - Histoplasmosis caused by infection by H. capsulatum is usually asymptomatic or mild. Some patients develop chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis or acute disseminated histoplasmosis that is often life-threatening. Immunodiffusion testing detects antibodies in approximately 70% of patients with histoplasmosis and complement fixation testing detects antibodies in approximately 90% of patients.
Shipping Instructions
Transport Container Transport tube Transport Temperature Room temperature Specimen Stability Room temperature: 7 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 30 days Reject Criteria Gross hemolysis Grossly lipemic Grossly icteric