Elevated Blood Lead Levels
2010 Case Definition
CSTE Position Statement Number 09-OH-02
Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Children (<16 Years)
Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Adult (≥16 Years)
Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Children (<16 Years)
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Blood lead concentration, as determined by a CLIA-certified facility, ≥10 µg/dL (0.48 µmol/L) in a child (person < 16 years of age)
Case classification
Suspected: a single capillary blood specimen with elevated lead concentration
Probable: two capillary blood specimens, drawn greater than 12 weeks apart, both with elevated lead concentration
Confirmed: one venous blood specimen with elevated lead concentration, or two capillary blood specimens, drawn within 12 weeks of each other, both with elevated lead concentration
Elevated Blood Lead Levels, Adult (≥16 Years)
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
An adult blood lead level that should be maintained under surveillance by the NPHSS is defined as an adult (≥16 years) with a venous (or comparable) blood lead concentration ≥10 µg/dL (0.48 µmol/L) of whole blood
Case classification
Confirmed: one venous (or comparable) blood specimen with elevated lead concentration
Elevated blood lead levels, as defined above, should be used for the purposes of surveillance only to apply standard criteria for case classification and may not correspond to action levels determined by individual programs or providers.
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