Neisseria Meningitidis IgG Vaccine Response, Serum

Neisseria Meningitidis IgG Vaccine Response

Order Code:	NMENIG
Epic Lab Code:	LAB3688
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube

Minimum:

0.3 mL serum

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Testing Schedule:

8 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Serogroup A: < 4.0 ug/mL Serogroup C: < 5.0 ug/mL Serogroup Y: < 4.0 ug/mL Serogroup W-135: < 3.0 ug/mL

Comments:

This assay measures serum IgG antibodies recognizing polysaccharide antigens from the four Neisseria meningitidis serogroups included in the licensed meningococcal vaccine. The meningococcal vaccine response is best evaluated by testing pre-vaccination and post-vaccination samples in parallel. A two-fold or greater increase for at least two serogroups is expected when comparing post-vaccination to pre- vaccination results. N. meningitidis IgG levels peak approximately one month post-vaccination, but decline markedly by two years.

CPT Code:

86741 (x4)