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CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) in Panbazar, Guwahati: This test measures the number and proportion of white blood cells that carry the CD56 marker. Book with GetVisit for NABL-accredited results, same-day slots, home collection and cashless OPD.
Centre VisitSAMPLE TYPE
Blood
FASTING REQUIRED
No
GENDER
Male/Female
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25 hours
TEST INCLUDED
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What is a CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) Test in Guwahati ?
What is CD56 (Natural Killer Cells)?
The CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) test measures the number and proportion of white blood cells that carry the CD56 marker. These CD56-positive cells are natural killer (NK) cells. Accurate organism identification is clinically essential, typhoid, dengue, and malaria each require different treatment, and the wrong empirical approach delays recovery.
What does CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) measure?
NK cells are part of the innate immune system. They help control viral infections and can destroy abnormal or cancerous cells. Measuring CD56 helps detect immune deficiencies, monitor some blood cancers, and follow immune treatments. Doctors use it with other blood and immune tests to investigate recurrent infections, unexplained fevers, or abnormal blood counts.
What symptoms suggest CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) may be needed?
CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) is generally requested as part of a infection assessment. Doctors commonly investigate this area when someone reports sudden fever (above 38.5°C), body aches and chills, persistent headache, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, skin rash, joint pain, and extreme fatigue. Whether CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) specifically is the right test depends on your history and what your doctor is looking for. Sample collection for Guwahati is available at partner labs, with home collection in many areas including Panbazar and Sixmile Khanapara; you can confirm availability for your address at booking.
How is CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) performed?
Whether you visit a walk-in lab in Panbazar or book home collection in Sixmile Khanapara, Guwahati, the process is the same. A trained phlebotomist performs a brief, sterile venipuncture, barcodes the sample for tracking, and dispatches it to the NABL lab. Your digital report appears in the GetVisit app once the laboratory releases it, usually within 24 to 48 hours.
How accurate is CD56 (Natural Killer Cells)?
Your sample from Panbazar or Sixmile Khanapara, Guwahati is processed by a partner laboratory following its documented quality-control procedures. Where the laboratory is NABL-accredited, accreditation covers that laboratory and its defined scope of tests. Reports are issued by the processing laboratory and are widely accepted by hospitals and insurers in India.
Are there any risks to CD56 (Natural Killer Cells)?
There is little to worry about. The needle prick lasts a moment and any bruising fades quickly. If you bruise easily or take blood thinners, tell the phlebotomist in Panbazar or Sixmile Khanapara, Guwahati so they can apply pressure for longer.
Did you know?
CD56 marks human natural killer (NK) cells, which provide innate immune surveillance.
CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) Test Preparation in Guwahati
Diet and fasting:
There is no need to skip food or drink for this test. Staying well hydrated beforehand simply makes the sample easier to collect.
What to carry:
Have your doctor's referral and photo ID ready; earlier reports for the same test are useful for tracking trends.
Medication guidance:
Unless your physician advises a change, keep taking your usual prescriptions as normal.
When to book:
Book whenever is convenient; for fasting or hormone tests an early-morning slot is ideal. GetVisit covers Noonmati, Zoo Road, and all of Guwahati.
CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) Test Parameters in Guwahati
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CD56 (Natural Killer Cells). Can be ordered individually or as part of a preventive health package on GetVisit.
Why Take a CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) Test in Guwahati ?
When does a doctor order CD56 (Natural Killer Cells)?
CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) is often ordered as part of an immune panel or flow cytometry profile. Doctors may request it when a patient has recurrent or severe infections, unexplained fevers, abnormal blood counts, or suspected immune or blood cancers.
Who should get CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) done in Guwahati?
Guwahati's long monsoon with recurrent urban flooding, regional hepatitis burden, widespread vitamin D deficiency from prolonged cloud cover, rising diabetes, and role as the Northeast's medical hub make regular preventive testing worthwhile. Anyone with fever or flu-like illness in Guwahati, especially during and after the monsoon, benefits from prompt CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) testing, as do travellers returning from endemic areas and people caring for someone already infected. Residents of Panbazar, Sixmile Khanapara, and flood-prone localities face higher seasonal exposure to mosquito- and water-borne infections.
What conditions can CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) help diagnose?
The test helps confirm or exclude the specific infection it targets and can distinguish an active, current infection from past exposure or acquired immunity. This precision allows treatment to be directed at the actual cause rather than relying on broad-spectrum guesswork. Abnormal results can be caused by viral infections, autoimmune disease, bone marrow disorders, cancer, or medications like steroids and chemotherapy. A family history of immune disorders may prompt testing.
What do CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) results mean?
Higher or positive results: Tumors positive for CD56 (NCAM) include neuroendocrine neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, carcinoid tumors, medullary thyroid carcinoma, neuroblastoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma; hematologic malignancies, NK‑cell and NK/T‑cell lymphomas and many multiple myelomas; and some acute myeloid leukemias. Your doctor reads the value against the reference range on your report and your symptoms, and may repeat a borderline result to confirm it.
How often should CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) be repeated?
Infection tests are ordered when symptoms are present rather than on a fixed schedule. Repeat testing may be needed to confirm recovery, to check clearance after treatment, or if fever recurs. During Guwahati's monsoon fever season, prompt retesting is advised for any new febrile illness.
What happens after your CD56 (Natural Killer Cells) results are ready?
Results are delivered to your phone and stored securely on GetVisit. Any value the laboratory flags as critical is escalated for urgent review, and for everything else your doctor or a verified specialist can guide the next step at your convenience.
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