PARVOVIRUS B19 ANTIBODY, IgM

Mnemonic

MISC

Synonym

Parvovirus - Parvovirus B19 - Fifth Disease

Guidelines

Parvovirus B19 causes an acute illness from which patients recover spontaneously and confers protective, lifelong immunity. Complications can occur in chronic thrombocytopenia, anemia in immunocompromised patients and fetal infection in pregnant women.

Specimen Collection Requirements

Collect

Serum, one gold (SST) top tube, also acceptable: lavender (EDTA) or green (sodium or lithium heparin) top tube

Handling

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Please mark specimen plainly as acute or convalescent.

Preferred Volume

0.5 mL

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Transport

Refrigerated (2-8°C)

Rejection Criteria

Heat-inactivated, hyperlipemic, icteric, hemolyzed or contaminated serum specimens

Stability

AFTER SEPARATION FROM CELLS: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year, avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles

Testing Information

Performed

7 days/week

Reported

2-4 days

Method

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Referral Lab

ARUP (65122)

Reference Values

Reference Values

Negative

CPT Codes

86747

Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2017 03:42:24 AM