Specimen Collection

1 mL Plain Serum (Preferred)

1 mL Heparin Plasma

1 mL SST Serum

1 mL PST Plasma
Turnaround Time: Between 1 week and 2 weeks
Diagnostic Use and Interpretation

Serum Amyloid A (SSA) is an acute phase reactant and a marker of inflammation, used predominantly to screen patients with high clinical suspicion for periodic fever syndromes.

SSA may be elevated between febrile attacks or in patients without febrile attacks. However the specificity of SSA is low and can be elevated in other conditions.

For patients with periodic fever syndromes, an elevation in SSA can be used to further predict risk for amyloidosis, or used to adjust therapy.

Please note: this test is currently sent to Canterbury Health Laboratories.

Contact Information

For further information contact the laboratory (09) 307 4949 ext 22000 or:

Associate Professor Rohan Ameratunga , Immunopathologist: Locator 93-5724

Or the LabPLUS Immunology Team

Last updated at 10:58:36 10/02/2022