Crithidia luciliae




Test Mnemonic

CRITH

CPT Codes

  • 86255 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

6457-6

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLSerumSST (Gold) Refrigerated 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.2 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient24 hours
Refrigerated7 days
Frozen14 days

Days Performed

Thu

Turnaround Time

1 - 7 days

Methodology

Name Description
Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)  

Reference Range

Clinical Info

Detection of antibodies to double stranded DNA in the evalution of systemic Lupus Erythematosus