42110:HEPATITIS A VIRUS ANTIBODY, IgM (ANTI-HAV, IgM)
Alias Names:
Anti-HAV
Methodology:
Chemiluminescence (CL)
Edit Date:
11/14/2009
Performed:
Daily
Released:
Same day as tested
CPT Code:
86709
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. Patients need not be fasting and no special preparations are necessary.
Handling:
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum from cells. Refrigerate. Freeze if specimen cannot be assayed within 48 hours. Allow no more than two freeze/thaw cycles. If other testing is ordered send separate specimen for this test.
Standard Volume:
2 mL serum.
Minimum Volume:
1 mL serum.
Transport:
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice.
Comments:
The importance of this test is to distinguish between hepatitis A and hepatitis B, which clinically resemble each other, and as an aid in the diagnosis of acute or recent hepatitis A viral infection.
Rejection Criteria:
Gross hemolysis; gross lipemia; heat-inactivated specimens; refrigerated specimen received in laboratory more than 48 hours after collection.
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