Neisseria Meningitidis IgG

Label Mnemonic:	NMENIG
Epic code:	LAB3688
Downtime form:	Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

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 mailout test requires pathologist approval for orders during inpatient encounters. Mailouts staff will not process order without approval. The pathologist covering mailouts approval can be reached at pager #3724. If approval is given, the name of the pathologist can be selected in the drop-down menu to the right of the approval warning in Epic when ordering the test.

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)