Influenza B IgG and IgM

• CPT Code: 86710X2
• LOINC:
• Specimen Type: Serum from Red or SST
• Frequency: setup: Mon-Friday; Analytic time 1 day
• Instructions: 0.25mL serum from red or SST tube. Refrigerate. Rejected for gross hemolysys or lipemia. Min 0.15mL.
• Text: Useful in diagnosis of recent infection when isolation of the organism by culture is unsuccessful. The presence of IgM class antibody or a 4-fold or greater rise in titer in paired (acute and convalescent) sera indicates recent infection. Components: Z0703 Influenza B Ab, IgG & IgM; Z0704 Influenza B Ab, IgG; Z0705 Influenza B Ab, IgM.
• Methodology: Immunofluorescence