Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Rabies Antibody Endpoint Titer Build info

Synonyms

  • RABIES ANTIBODY TITER
  • ANTI-RABIES
  • LAB651

Short Name

RABIES ANTIBODY TITER

Procedure Master Number

LAB651

Procedure ID

64549

Clinical Info

Quantitative results. For those who want to know their exact titer between the reportable range.

RFFIT stands for Rapid Fluorescent Foci Inhibition Test. It is a serum neutralization (inhibition) test, which means it measures the ability of rabies specific antibodies to neutralize rabies virus and prevent the virus from infecting cells. The antibodies are called rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (RVNA).

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red Top Tube (Serum gel(gold) unacceptable)
Specimen: 2 mL serum (0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Refrigerated
60 Days Frozen

Methodology

Serum Neutralization Fluorescent Antibody

Days Performed

TAT:  22-36 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Labs
Performed by: RFFIT/K-State Rabies Laboratory Manhattan/K-State Innovation Center

CPT

86382
LOINC Code: 6524-3

PDM

 5900533

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
RABIES ANTIBODY RABIES RABIES ANTIBODY Rabies Antibody