Test Details
Methodology
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Result Turnaround Time
1 - 4 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Use
Diagnose possible chlamydial infection
Limitations
This procedure may be considered by Medicare and other carriers as investigational and, therefore, may not be payable as a covered benefit for patients. Results of this assay should not be used as a diagnostic procedure without confirmation of the diagnosis by another medically established diagnostic product or procedure.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum
Volume
0.4 mL
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Container
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Reference Range
• Negative: <0.8
• Borderline: 0.8−1.0
• Positive: >1.0
Storage Instructions
Refrigerate
Causes for Rejection
Hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096149 | Chlamydia trachomatis Ab, IgM | 45001-5 | 096150 | Chlamydia trachomatis Ab, IgM | index | 45001-5 |
| Order Code | 096149 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Chlamydia trachomatis Ab, IgM | |||||
| Order Loinc | 45001-5 | |||||
| Result Code | 096150 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Chlamydia trachomatis Ab, IgM | |||||
| UofM | index | |||||
| Result LOINC | 45001-5 |