84470:HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS ANTIBODY
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Anti HDV / HDV |
| Methodology: |
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) |
| Edit Date: |
2/16/2010 |
| Performed: |
Tuesday, Friday |
| Released: |
1-7 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab; next run if repeat testing is necessary. |
| CPT Code: |
86692-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 mL light blue top tube (sodium citrate). one 4 mL green top tube (heparin), or one 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells immeditely. Freeze. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Stability: |
5 days refrigerated or indefinitely frozen. Unstable ambient. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
NOTE: Order this test only when patient has an acute or chronic Hepatitits B infection. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Hemolysis, lipemia, or specimen containing particulate material; specimen received ambient. |