Specimen Requirements

Title

Hepatitis Delta Virus Antibody

Specimen Requirement

Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.

Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: Unacceptable, Refrigerated: 5 days, Frozen: Indefinitely

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

3-7 days, Performed Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Clinical Use

Order this assay only when patient has an acute or chronic hepatitis B infection. This test detects total antibodies (IgG and IgM) to the hepatitis Delta agent.

Test Code

HBDAB