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Test Code ADNAS Anti-DNase B Titer, Serum

Specimen Type

Serum


Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: Fasting preferred but not required

Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus OK

Clinical Information

A number of bacterial antigens have been identified in cultures of group A streptococci. These extracellular products are primarily enzymatic proteins and include streptolysin O, streptokinase, hyaluronidase, deoxyribonucleases (DNases A, B, C, and D), and nicotinamide adenine nucleotidase.

 

Infections by the group A streptococci are unique because they can be followed by serious nonpurulent complications of rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis. Recent information suggests that rheumatic fever is associated with infection by certain rheumatogenic serotypes (M1, M3, M5, M6, M18, and M19), while glomerulonephritis follows infection by nephritogenic serotypes (M2, M12, M49, M57, M59, and M60).

 

Glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever occur following the infection, after a period of latency, during which the patient is asymptomatic. The latency period for glomerulonephritis is approximately 10 days, and the latency period for rheumatic fever is 20 days.

Reference Values

<5 years: ≤250 U/mL

5-17 years ≤375 U/mL

≥18 years: ≤300 U/mL

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

1 to 3 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

86215

Method Name

Nephelometry