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Test Code LAB3429 Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood


Specimen Required


Container/Tube:

Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA)

Acceptable: Royal blue top (EDTA), pink top (EDTA), or sterile vial containing EDTA-derived aliquot

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: Send whole blood specimen in original tube (preferred).


Secondary ID

618301

Useful For

Evaluating patients suspected of acute anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis

 

This test should not be used for screening asymptomatic individuals.

Method Name

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization

Reporting Name

Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, PCR, B

Specimen Type

Whole Blood EDTA

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Whole Blood EDTA Refrigerated 7 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia Reject

Reference Values

Negative

Reference values apply to all ages.

Cautions

This assay should only be used to test patients with signs and symptoms of ehrlichiosis or anaplasmosis.

 

A negative result does not indicate absence of disease.

 

Inadequate specimen collection or improper conditions for storage or transport may invalidate test results.

 

This test may detect DNA of Ehrlichia canis (reported to cause rare asymptomatic infection in Venezuela only).

 

This polymerase chain reaction test does not detect DNA of Rickettsia (formerly Ehrlichia) sennetsu, which has been reported to cause a rare mononucleosis-like illness in humans (in Japan and Malaysia).

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

Same day/1 to 4 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

87468

87484

87798 x 2

87999 ( if appropriate for government payers)

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
EPCRB Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, PCR, B 87548-4

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
618323 Anaplasma phagocytophilum 87558-3
618324 Ehrlichia chaffeensis 87559-1
618325 Ehrlichia ewingii/canis 87560-9
618326 Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis 87561-7

NY State Approved

Yes