Red top or SST tube
0.5 mL serum
0.4 mL serum
Collect specimen in a red top or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate. Post-vaccination samples should be collected 4-6 weeks from the date of vaccination.
Collect specimen in a red top or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate. Post-vaccination samples should be collected 4-6 weeks from the date of vaccination.
Monday - Friday
2 - 5 days
Enzyme Immunoassay
Results > or =0.01 IU/mL suggest a vaccine response. A diphtheria toxoid booster should be considered for patients with anti-diphtheria toxoid IgG values between 0.01 and <0.1 IU/mL.
Determining a patient's immunological response to diphtheria toxoid vaccination.
Test sent to Mayo Medical Laboratories.
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