Specimen Requirements

Title

Hepatitis A IgG, AB Screen

Specimen Requirement

1 SST/2.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.

Methodology

Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immuno Assay (CMIA)

Stability

Room Temp: 4 days; Refrigerated: 8 days

Reference Range

By Report

Turnaround

24 hours

Clinical Use

This assay is used to determine the immune status of individuals to hepatitis A infection through the qualitative detection of IgG antibody to the hepatitis A virus.

Test Code

GAIGG