80325:HEPATITIS BE ANTIGEN (HBeAg)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Anti-HBeAg / Hep Be Ag |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) |
| Edit Date: |
10/15/2007 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
87350-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately and pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. If frozen, allow no freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Stability: |
24 hours ambient (not preferred), 7 days refrigerated, or indefinitely frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; gross lipemia; heat-inactivated specimens; specimen containing particulate material, or collected in citrate-base anticoagulant. |
