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Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Public Health Laboratory
12750 Erickson Avenue
Downey, California 90242

Laboratory Director
J. Michael Janda, Ph.D, D(ABMM)

Phone: (562) 658-1330
Fax: (562) 401-5999

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Public Health Laboratory - Serology
PHL Code Test information Reference Range Specimen Requirements
0122 Arbovirus antibody panel, IFA, serum IgG < 16
IgM < 16
1 mL serum (minimum 0.2 mL)
0123 Arbovirus antibody panel, IFA, CSF IgG < 1
IgM < 1
1 mL serum (minimum 0.2 mL)
0143 Coccidioides antibody, CF, serum < 4 1 mL CSF (minimum 0.2 mL)
0144 Coccidioides antibody, CF, CSF < 1 1mL CSF (minimum 0.2 mL)
0145 Coccidioides antibody, IgG and IgM, serum EIA < 0.149 1mL serum (minimum 0.2 mL)
0146 Coccidioides antibody, IgG and IgM, CSF, EIA < 0.149 1mL CSF (minimum 0.2 mL)
0187 Hepatitis Acute Panel Negative or Nonreactive 3.0 ml serum
0182 Hepatitis A IgM antibody, EIA, serum Negative 1 mL serum (minimum 0.1 mL)
0306 Hepatitis A Total Antibody, EIA, Serum Negative 2.0 ml serum (minimum 1.5 ml)
0183 Hepatitis B core antibody, EIA, serum Negative 1 mL serum (minimum 0.1 mL)
0184 Hepatitis B surface antibody, EIA, serum Negative 1 mL serum (minimum 0.1 mL)
0185 Hepatitis B surface antigen, EIA, serum Negative 2 mL serum (minimum 0.1 mL)
0186 Hepatitis B Acute and Immunity Panel Negative 3 ml serum
0190 Hepatitis C antibody, EIA, serum - see individual assay for description Negative 1mL serum (minimum 0.1 mL)
0194 Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 antibody, IgG, EIA, serum < 0.79 1 mL serum (minimum 0.25 mL)
0198 Histoplasmosis antibody (yeast and mycelial phase), CF, serum < 8 1 mL serum (minimum 0.25 mL)
0199 Histoplasmosis antibody (yeast and mycelial phase), CF, CSF < 1 1 mL CSF (minimum 0.25 mL)
0248 Rickettsial disease antibody panel, IFA IgG < 64
IgM < 64
1 mL serum or CSF (minimum 0.25 mL)
0255 RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin), serum Non-reactive 1 mL serum (minimum 0.25 mL) - no CSF accepted
0291 West Nile Virus Antibody, ELISA, Serum
West Nile Virus is a flavivirus, which can cause aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, and encephalitis.

Surveillance only.
By report 1 ml serum (minimum 0.5 ml) Refrigerate
0289 Yersinia pestis (plague) antibody, serum, HA/HI < 10 1 mL serum (minimum 0.5 mL)
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