This test requires a blood draw, so please ensure you can refer to a phlebotomist in the clients area before you order this test.

Elispot looks at the T cell response and IgG/IgM looks at B cells/Antibodies. 

Some people don't produce antibodies and have a more active T-cell response. 

In an ideal world to assess an infection, a practitioner should look at both sides of the immune system response, in other words, Eli-spot for the T cells/cellular response and IGG/IGM for humoral/B cell/antibody response.

To check for recent antibodies (IGM) or past exposure antibodies (IGG) please run this test, but for the best overview of the immune system, combine it with the relevant Elispot test.

The Coxsackie Antibodies test is designed to detect the polio-like pathogen, coxsackievirus.

Coxsackievirus is a member of a family of viruses called enteroviruses. Enteroviruses are made up of a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA). The enteroviruses are also referred to as picornaviruses (pico means "small," so, "small RNA viruses").

There are two different types of coxsackieviruses: A and B. Type A viruses cause herpangina (sores in the throat) and hand, foot, and mouth disease. Type B viruses cause epidemic pleurodynia (Bornholm disease), and inflammation in the chest. Both type A and B viruses can cause meningitis (inflammation of the spinal cord or brain), myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), and pericarditis (inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart). They also may have a role in the development of acute onset juvenile (type 1) diabetes.

Indication:

Common:

Fever

Sore throat

Malaise

Loss of appetite

Rare:

Meningitis (headache, stiff neck)

Myocarditis (heart muscle infection)

Pericarditis (inflammation/fluid collection of the tissue surrounding the heart)

Encephalitis (brain swelling)

Overview

SST/Serum

This sample requires a blood draw