PanelORDER CODE H007Infectious disease
Acute Hepatitis Panel.
FIRST, THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
At a glance.
- Specimen
- Serum
- Container
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 1 tube.
- Required volume
- Confirm with laboratory
- Routine turnaround
- 5 days
Before collection
None required.
Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Panel contents
- Hepatitis A total AB
- Hepatitis A, IgM
- Hepatitis B Core ab IgM
- Hepatitis B Surf.AB
- Hepatitis C AB
- Hepatiti B Surf. AG
Listed components come from the source record. Conditional reflex testing is only included where explicitly described by the laboratory.
FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB
Specimen & handling
- Specimen
- Serum
- Container
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 1 tube.
- Preparation
- None required.
- Collection instructions
- Serum Separator Tube (SST) – 1 tube.
- Processing
- Allow specimen to clot (15 min.) completely at room temperature. Separate serum from cells by centrifuging for 10 min.
- Storage
- Refrigerated.
- Stability
- Refrigerated 1 week, Frozen 2 weeks.
- Rejection criteria
- Mislabeled; broken or damaged tubes, the sample w/o test request, not SST specimen collected, specimen received outside of stability requirements.
Technical information & codes+
- Methodology
- See individual tests
Codes are shown for identification from the source snapshot. Confirm current coding and billing information with the laboratory.
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