Test Code RICKETTSIAABS Rickettsia (RMSF) Antibodies (IgG, IgM) with Reflex to Titers, Quest #6419

Infectious

Additional Codes

QUEST TEST CODE:

6419

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

RICKETTSIAABS

Preferred Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.2mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube (this volume does not include repeat or reflex testing)

Reject: Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia

Transport Container:

Transport tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Ambient

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient: 7 days

Refrigerated: 14 days

Frozen: 30 days

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042