Ordering Recommendation

Aids in the diagnosis of parvovirus infection.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Serum separator tube (SST).

Specimen Preparation

Separate from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 0.5 mL serum to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.3 mL) Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions

Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic, or turbid specimens.

Remarks

Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent."

Stability

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

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-3 days

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  Parvovirus B19 Antibody IgG 0.90 IV or less
  Parvovirus B19 Antibody IgM 0.89 IV or less

Interpretive Data




Component
Results
Interpretation
Parvovirus B19 Antibody, IgG 0.90 IV or less
0.91-1.09 IV
1.10 IV or greater
Negative: No significant level of detectable Parvovirus B19 IgG antibody.
Equivocal: Repeat testing in 7-21 days may be helpful.
Positive: IgG antibody to Parvovirus B19 detected, which may indicate a current or past infection.
Parvovirus B19 Antibody, IgM 0.89 IV or less
0.90-1.10 IV
1.11 IV or greater
Negative: No significant level of detectable Parvovirus B19 IgG antibody.
Equivocal: Repeat testing in 7-21 days may be helpful.
Positive: IgG antibody to Parvovirus B19 detected, which may indicate a current or past infection. However, low levels of IgM antibodies may occasionally persist for more than 12 months post infection.

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

86747 x2

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0065121 Parvovirus B19 Antibody IgG 5273-8
0065122 Parvovirus B19 Antibody IgM 5274-6
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Aliases

  • B19
  • B19 Antibodies
  • Erythrovirus B19
  • Fifth Disease, IgG and IgM
  • Fifth Disease-Parvovirus
  • Human Parvovirus B19 Antibodies
  • Parvovirus B19 Antibodies, IgG and IgM, Serum
Parvovirus B19 Antibodies, IgG and IgM