Pneumococcal Antibodies

Test/Investigation

Pneumococcal Antibodies

Site(s) or Laboratory offering Test/Investigation

Referral laboratory

Units

ug/mL

Also Known as/Frequency of Test

Pneumococcal polysaccharide, Functional/vaccine specific antibodies

Indications

Useful in the assessment of patients with suspected immunodeficiency.

Comments/Precautions

All adults are screened for an anti-pneumovax antibodies. Results may result in a reflex test looking for 13 individual serotype specific antibodies. Referred outside of EPA.

Sample type

Serum

Turnaround times (TAT) Urgent/Routine/GP or OPD

4 weeks

Reference intervals (adult unless stated)

Putative protective antibody level is 0.35 ug/mL and the optimum level >0.5 ug/mL.Putative protective antibody level is 0.35 ug/mL and the optimum level >0.5 ug/mL.