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Test Name:
Hepatitis Be Virus Antibody
- SBMF No:
44325 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
HBE AB - ABN:
May be required – Medical Necessity - CPT Code:
86707 - LOINC Code:
13953-5 - Ref Lab Test No:
0020095 - Also Known As:
Anti-Hbe
HBeAb - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Gold top (SST) or red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Lavender top (EDTA) tube or green top (heparin) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL
Pediatric Collection: 0.2 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
After separation from cells:
Up to 1 week room temperature (20-30°C) is acceptable, but not preferred
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
Frozen (-20°C), Indefinitely – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Heat-inactivated, grossly hemolyzed, or lipemic sample
Sample containing particulate material
Sample collected in citrate-based anticoagulant - Spec Remarks:
Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP - Methodology:
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
- Hepatitis Be Virus Antibody
- Negative
- Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Reported:
2-3 days - Test Type:
INFECTIOUS ANTIBODY
