Vaccine immunity testing

Referred tests (see below).
 

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Samples required

Clotted blood (gold cap, 5 mL tube). Smaller tubes are available for paediatric samples.

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Test information

Please state which pathogen you require and the date of vaccination.

  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (HiB)
  • Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
  • Streptococcal pneumonia (pneumococcal)

IgG detection by ELISA

referred to Department of Immunology, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Sandwell Hospital, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ
  • Pneumococcal serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 9V, 9n, 8. 4, 15B, 18C, 19A, 12F, 23F

EIA

referred to Immunology Department, Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ

 

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Turnaround time

See virology and microbiological serology turnaround times.

Enquiries

Microbiology (Virology and Serology), ext. 64627

 

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