Test Details
Methodology
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
Result Turnaround Time
1 - 5 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Test Includes
Quantitation of IgM antibodies
Use
Aid in the diagnosis of acute mumps infection
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum
Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Container
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x4 |
Reference Range
• Negative: <0.80
• Borderline: 0.80−1.20
• Positive: >1.20
Storage Instructions
Room temperature
Causes for Rejection
Hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160499 | Mumps Antibodies, IgM | 25419-3 | 160508 | Mumps Antibodies, IgM | AU | 25419-3 |
| Order Code | 160499 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Mumps Antibodies, IgM | |||||
| Order Loinc | 25419-3 | |||||
| Result Code | 160508 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Mumps Antibodies, IgM | |||||
| UofM | AU | |||||
| Result LOINC | 25419-3 |