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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code EBVM EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS (EBV) VIRAL CAPSID ANTIGEN (VCA) IgM ANTIBODY

Important Note

N/A.

Infectious

Additional Codes

N/A

Specimen and Container/Tube

Blood

Red top

Volume

Preferred Volume

2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume

1 mL

Pediatric Volume

1 mL

Collection Instructions

Offsite Collection Instructions

Collect blood from venipuncture.  Fill red top tube and transport to UCMC.  If transport is > 2 hours, refrigeration is required. 

UCMC Collection Instructions

Collect blood from venipuncture.  Fill red top tube completely and send to the laboratory.

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

Offsite Collection Instructions

Collect blood from venipuncture.  Fill red top tube and transport to UCMC.  If transport is > 2 hours, refrigeration is required. 

Rejection Criteria

Gross hemolysis

Gross lipemia

Gross icterus

Heat-inactivated specimen

 

Reference Values

Negative

Critical Values

N/A

Test Components

Serum

Methodology

Multiplex Flow Immunoassay, BioPlex 2200

CPT Codes

86665

LOINC Codes

30286665

Additional Information

N/A

Turnaround Time

 

Monday through Sunday

 

Not Available

Synonyms/Search Keywords

EBV Epstein Barr Virus IgM 

Last Reviewed Date

08/13/2024