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HelpTest Code Lab160 Mumps, IgG, Screen, Serum
Infectious
Performing Laboratory
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Laboratory
Methodology
Multiplex Flourescent Immunoassay
Literature Reference:
1. MMRV IgG Package insert, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 02-2019
2. Costello M, Yungbluth M. Viral infections. In: Davey F, Herman C, McPherson R, eds, et al. Clinical diagnosis and management by laboratory methods. Philadelphia: Saunders 2001:1045-71.
3. Miller L. Serology of viral infections. In: Stevens CD, ed. Clinical immunology and serology; a laboratory perspective. Philadelphia: Davis, 2003:336.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Plain red top, Red/Grey SST or Gold SST
Specimen Volume: Full tube, minimum 1mL serum
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday 0700-1300
Turnaround Time:
STAT: not available
Routine: results available the day of testing
Test Classification and CPT Coding
86735
Interpretive Data
Mumps IgG
| Result | Interpretation |
| Nonreactive | Nonreactive: No detectable antibody to mumps. Such individuals are presumed to be uninfected and susceptible to primary infection. |
| Equivocal | Equivocal: Presence or absence of detectable mumps antibody cannot be determined. Submit new specimen if clinically indicated. |
| Reactive | Reactive: Results suggest response to immunization or prior exosure to the virus. |
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Additional Information
For BJH Laboratory Use Only
Alternate Specimen Type: Plasma, mint green (heparin)
Analyte Stability:
Room Temperature (18-30 o C): 3 days
Refrigerated (2-8 o C): 7 days
Frozen (≤-20o C, no RBCs)
Avoid hemolysis
LOINC Code Information
| Name | LOINC Code |
| Mumps, IgG Screen | 6476-6 |