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Title | HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY TOTAL (REFLEX TO IGM IF POSITIVE) |
Specimen Requirement | <p>1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.</p> |
Methodology | |
Stability | Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 3 months |
Reference Range | By Report |
Turnaround | 1 day- unless confirmatory indicated |
Clinical Use | <p>Determining Hepatitis A virus antibody status. IgM antibody to hepatitis A is performed if anti-HAV is positive.</p> |
Test Code | GHAV |
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