How long do Titer Test results take?

[Alanna_Kayy]

Hi all!

I am quite stressed out at the moment. I need all my health requirements done for my nursing school by August 1st, I didn't intend on waiting until the last minute but things came up and I unfortunately now I only have a little over a week to get my titer tests done. I need MMR, Varicella, and Hep B. I got my physical exam today, told them I would come back on wednesday (I might just go tomorrow instead) to get my blood work done and asked the receptionist how long titer test results take and she said they can range anywhere from 2 days to a week or two because some of the tests have to get sent to the MAYO CLINIC? Does anyone have experience with titer tests taking that long, and if so which ones? I'm nervous my tests will take longer than the time I have left

Thanks everyone!

[rayrayb, BSN]

I think this is something that is totally different for everyone. I went to my local pathology company. They say that for most tests you can have your results same day. Unfortunately that was not the case for titers with them. They had an internal lab for most things, but that wasn't one of them. All titers were sent from CA to a lab in TX! I'd say they took about a week to get the results back. I had to redo a few (dr missed 1 titer on the order sheet and also ordered the antigen test instead of the antibody for another) and had my blood drawn 3 separate times for this. It was pretty consistently about a week, never more. Good luck! I had to wait until the last minute too. I know how stressful it is!

[pmabraham, BSN, RN]

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