Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen, CLIA

Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen, CLIA

Preferred Specimen(s) 2 mL serum

Transport Container Plastic screw cap vial

Transport Temperature

• Refrigerated 5 days,
• -20oC 4 weeks

Reject Criteria

• Gross hemolysis,
• Lipemic

Methodology Chemiluminescent Competitive Immunoassay

Clinical Significance HBsAg, derived from the viral envelope, is the first antigen to appear following infection and can be detected serologically as an aid in the laboratory diagnosis of acute HBV infection.

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