Specimen Requirements
Title
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Serology
Specimen Requirement
1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate serum.
INCLUDES: EBV-EA, EBV-EBNA IGG, EBV-VCA IGG, EBV-VCA IGM
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature Unacceptable, Refrigerated 48 hours, Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1-3 days
Clinical Use
Primary EBV infection is shown with IgM-VCA appearing first, accompanied by rising IgG-VCA antibody levels and the appearance of antibody to Early Antigen. If both IgG-VCA and EBNA antibodies are present, past infection is indicated.
Test Code
EBVPS