Test ID: ZG696
CPT code: 87798X2
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Lav (EDTA) OR yellow (ACD)
Frequency: 3 – 4 days
Instructions: 1 mL Whole blood from Lav (EDTA) OR yellow (ACD), Refrigerated. Min 0.2 mL
Text: This test is intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of both human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis.
Methodology: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)