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Test ID SHEAB Hepatitis B e Antibody, Serum


Shipping Instructions


Specimens must be shipped refrigerated.



Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: Specimens should not be collected from patients receiving therapy with high biotin (vitamin B7) doses (eg, >5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.

Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. For serum gel tubes, allow blood to clot in an upright position for at least 30 minutes. Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge and refrigerate.

2. For red top tubes, allow blood to clot in an upright position for at least 60 minutes. Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial, and refrigerate. Clearly label tube as serum from a plain red-top tube.


Useful For

Staging and prognosis of hepatitis B infection

 

Monitoring response to therapy in chronic hepatitis B infections (along with HBV DNA, hepatitis B surface [HBs] antigen, and HBs antibody) where seroconversion from hepatitis B e (HBe) antigen to HBe antibody indicates virological response

 

This test should not be used for screening in an asymptomatic setting.

Method Name

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)

Reporting Name

Hepatitis B e Antibody, S

Specimen Type

Serum SST

Specimen Minimum Volume

See Specimen Required

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum SST Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  90 days
  Ambient  7 days

Reference Values

Nonreactive

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

5 days

Performing Laboratory

Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc.

Test Classification

This test has been modified from the manufacturer's instructions. Its performance characteristics were determined by the performing lab in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

86707

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
SHEAB Hepatitis B e Antibody, S Not Provided

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
SHEAB Hepatitis B E Antibody, S Not Provided

NY State Approved

No