Ordering Recommendation

Not recommended.

New York DOH Approval Status

Testing is not New York state approved. Specimens from New York clients will be sent out to a New York state-approved laboratory.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

CSF.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 0.5 mL CSF to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)
New York State Clients: 1 mL (Min: 0.1 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated. Also acceptable: Frozen.
New York State Clients: Refrigerated

Unacceptable Conditions

Contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or xanthochromic specimens.

Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
New York State Clients: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA)

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  Mumps Virus Antibody IgG CSF Less than or equal to 8.9 AU/mL

Interpretive Data

  The detection of antibodies to mumps virus in CSF may indicate central nervous system infection. However, consideration must be given to possible contamination by blood or transfer of serum antibodies across the blood-brain barrier.


8.9 AU/mL or less Negative - No significant level of detectable IgG mumps virus antibody.
9.0-10.9 AU/mL Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful.
11.0 AU/mL orgreater Positive - IgG antibody to mumps virus detected, which may indicate a current orpast mumps virus infection.

Compliance Category

Modified FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86735

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0054442 Mumps Virus Antibody IgG CSF 13266-2
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Aliases

  • CSF IgG Mumps
  • Mumps Ab, IgG, CSF
  • Mumps Abs CSF
  • Mumps Antibodies, IgG
Mumps Virus Antibody IgG, CSF