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Healthcare Student Panel

Five immunity titers plus a TB blood test, from one visit.

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  • 2,000+ lab locations. Find one near you
  • Nothing due at the lab. FSA / HSA accepted
  • Ordered by a licensed clinician

At a glance

Collection
Blood draw
Several tubes, one visit.
Preparation
None
Nothing to do ahead of time. Water is fine.
Results
2 to 4 days
Typical turnaround after your visit.
Where
2,000+ lab locations
Nationwide, with nothing due at the lab.

About this test

Many healthcare programs ask for immunity titers and TB testing before clinical placements. This panel checks antibodies to measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and hepatitis B, plus a TB blood test. Requirements differ, so check your program’s list before you choose. No fasting is needed.

For adults 18 and older. Test availability varies by lab location.

Who should take this test?

For students and staff who need titers and a TB blood test for a healthcare program, and who have checked that this panel matches what the program asks for.

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What does this test measure?

Your results show whether antibodies to each virus were found and how your immune cells responded to TB proteins, which you can share with your program and a provider.

Immunity & TB

Measles (rubeola) IgG
Measles IgG is an antibody made after measles vaccination or infection. A positive result is consistent with immunity or past exposure. A negative or equivocal result is something to discuss with a healthcare provider, who can advise on vaccination.
Why it’s measured: Shows antibodies that are consistent with immunity to measles from vaccine or infection.
Mumps IgG
Mumps IgG is an antibody made after mumps vaccination or infection. A positive result is consistent with immunity or past exposure. A negative or equivocal result is something to discuss with a healthcare provider, who can advise on vaccination.
Why it’s measured: Shows antibodies that are consistent with immunity to mumps from vaccine or infection.
Rubella IgG
Rubella IgG is an antibody made after rubella vaccination or infection. When there is no recent infection, finding it is read as a sign of immunity. Rubella immunity matters especially before pregnancy. A negative or equivocal result is worth discussing with a provider.
Why it’s measured: Shows antibodies consistent with rubella immunity, which matters especially before pregnancy.
Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) IgG
Varicella IgG is an antibody to the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles. It reflects immunity from a past infection, but this test is not suited to measuring immunity after vaccination, so a negative result after vaccination may not mean you lack protection.
Why it’s measured: Reflects immunity from past chickenpox; not suited to post-vaccine checks.
Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs), qualitative
Anti-HBs is the antibody your body makes after hepatitis B vaccination or after recovering from infection. This version reports whether the antibody is present (reactive or nonreactive) rather than how much there is. Some schools and employers require a quantitative result instead.
Why it’s measured: Shows whether hepatitis B antibodies are present, not the amount.
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (interferon-gamma release assay)
This blood test mixes your blood with proteins from the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and measures whether your immune cells respond. A positive result suggests TB infection but cannot tell latent infection from active disease, which takes more evaluation. Some results are indeterminate, and a provider decides on next steps.
Why it’s measured: A TB blood test that measures the immune response to TB proteins.

How it works

  1. Step 1

    Check your program’s list

    Compare this panel with your program’s written requirements, including the type of hepatitis B and chickenpox results it accepts.

  2. Step 2

    Visit a lab location

    No fasting is needed. Along with the titer tubes, the lab fills four special tubes for the TB blood test.

  3. Step 3

    Share your results

    Your report lists each result. Your program decides whether it meets its rules, and a provider can advise on any next steps.

Find a lab near you

Choose from 2,000+ lab locations nationwide. Your order works at any of them.

What your results tell you

Titers show the lab’s reading of immune status, hepatitis B is reactive or nonreactive, and the TB test is positive, negative, or indeterminate.

  • Each marker next to the lab’s reference range
  • Explained in plain language
  • A licensed clinician reviews your order and, if appropriate, orders the test.
  • A lab report you can download and share

A positive TB blood test needs more evaluation to tell latent infection from active disease. Talk with a healthcare provider about any result.

Clinical-grade testing, from the comfort of home.

From the lab to your report, every step of our process meets the gold standard in medical testing.

  • CLIA-certified labs

    Every lab we partner with is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, meeting both state and federal standards with regular independent inspections.

  • We protect your health data

    We protect your health data with encryption and do not sell it. Some results must be reported to public health authorities by law. See our Privacy Notice.

  • Rigorous quality assurance

    All partner labs run regular internal quality checks, participate in proficiency testing, and comply with federal and state lab regulations.

  • Clinician-reviewed reports

    Results are reviewed by an independent, licensed clinician.

Questions

Common questions.

Anything else, our care team answers by phone, text, or email.

It depends on your program. Many ask for measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and hepatitis B titers plus TB testing, but the details differ.

Some require a hepatitis B antibody level, which this panel does not report, and some accept vaccine records instead. Check your program’s written requirements before you choose this panel.

This panel uses a qualitative hepatitis B surface antibody test. It shows whether antibodies from a past vaccine or infection were found, but not how much.

Documenting immunity at the CDC threshold takes a quantitative test, which reports a level. If your program asks for a level, this result may not be enough.

Not reliably. This chickenpox (varicella) antibody test measures immunity after a past infection, but it is not suited to measuring immunity from the vaccine.

If you were vaccinated, the result may not reflect your protection. Your program and a healthcare provider can tell you what documentation they accept.

It measures how your immune cells respond to proteins from TB bacteria, so it needs one visit instead of the two a skin test needs, and a past BCG vaccine is not expected to cause a false-⁠positive result.

It is one part of checking for TB. A positive result needs more evaluation, such as a chest X-⁠ray, and a negative result does not by itself exclude TB. If you have symptoms such as a lasting cough, see a healthcare provider.

Some positive results are reported to public health authorities as required by state law. Talk with a healthcare provider about any positive result.