Test ID: ZG497
CPT code: 86757 x2
LOINC: 35563-6
Specimen Type: SST
Frequency: 4 – 5 days
Instructions: 0.4 mL Serum from SST, Ambient
Text: The test is useful in the diagnosis of spotted fever group rickettsial infections. Antibody reactivity to Rickettsia rickettsii antigen should be considered Spotted Fever group reactive.
Methodology: Semi-quantitative indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA)