Ordering Recommendation

May confirm a current or past exposure to B. henselae or B. quintana in patient with typical signs and symptoms and a compatible exposure history.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube.

Specimen Preparation

Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.4 mL) Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Contaminated, hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)

Performed

Mon, Thu

Reported

1-8 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data




Component Interpretation
Bartonella henselae Antibody, IgG by IFA <1:64  Negative - No significant level of Bartonella henselae IgG antibody detected.
1:64-1:128  Equivocal - Questionable presence of Bartonella henselae IgG antibody detected.  Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.
≥1:256  Positive - Presence of IgG antibody to Bartonella henselae detected, suggestive of current or past infection.
Bartonella henselae Antibody, IgM by IFA < 1:16  Negative - No significant level of Bartonella henselae IgM antibody detected.
≥1:16  Positive - Presence of IgM antibody to Bartonella henselae detected, suggestive of current or recent infection.
Bartonella quintana Antibody, IgG by IFA < 1:64   Negative - No significant level of Bartonella quintana IgG antibody detected.
1:64-1:128   Equivocal - Questionable presence of Bartonella quintana IgG antibody detected.  Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.
≥1:256   Positive - Presence of IgG antibody to Bartonella quintana detected, suggestive of current or past infection.
Bartonella quintana Antibody, IgM by IFA < 1:16  Negative - No significant level of Bartonella quintana IgM antibody detected.
≥1:16  Positive - Presence of IgM antibody to Bartonella quintana detected, suggestive of current or recent infection.

Compliance Category

Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86611 x4

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0050091 Bartonella henselae Antibody IgG 6954-2
0050092 Bartonella henselae Antibody IgM 6955-9
0050093 Bartonella quintana Antibody, IgM 9361-7
0050094 Bartonella quintana Antibody, IgG 9360-9
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Aliases

  • B henselae IgG
  • B henselae IgM
  • B quintana IgG
  • B quintana IgM
  • Bartonella henselae Abs
  • Bartonella Quintana, IgG/IgM
Bartonella henselae & B. quintana Antibodies, IgG & IgM