80365:HEPATITIS BE ANTIBODY (ANTI-HBe)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Anti-HBe / E Antibody / HBeAb |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
86707-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptabl: One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA) or 4 mL green top tube (heparin). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic tube. |
| Stability: |
7 days ambient (not preferred), 7 days refrigerated, or indefinitely frozen. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis or gross lipemia; heat-inactivated specimen; specimen containing particulate material or collected in citrate-base anticoagulant. |
