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2103 | Hepatitis B Surface Antigen | |
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Stability: | Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 6 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable | |
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Reported: | 1-3 Day(s) | |
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Interpretive Data: | General Reference Range : negative HBsAg INTERPRETIVE NOTES: NEGATIVE: NO EVIDENCE OF ACTIVE (ACUTE OR CHRONIC) HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION. POSITIVE: CONSISTENT WITH ACTIVE (ACUTE OR CHRONIC) HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION. PATIENT IS INFECTIVE FOR HEPATITIS B. Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration. | |
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