Hepatitis Be Antigen

Hepatitis Be Antigen

Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum

Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

• Refrigerated 5 days,
• -20oC 4 weeks

Reject Criteria

• Gross hemolysis
• Lipemia
• Plasma

Methodology Chemiluminescene

Clinical Significance Persistence of HBeAg for greater than 6 months is a prognostic indicator of a chronic hepatitis B virus carrier state.

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