Specimen:
Collect
- One SST
Also Acceptable:
- One Green Top (Li Heparin)
- One Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- 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.
- Minimize air exposure
Rejection Criteria
- Heat inactivated
Stability
Ambient: 7 Day(s); Refrigerated: 14 Day(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 86709
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : negative
ANTI-HAV IgM INTERPRETIVE NOTES:
NEGATIVE: NO SEROLOGIC EVIDENCE OF ACUTE HEPATITIS A VIRUS INFECTION.
POSITIVE: POSITIVE ANTI-HAV IGM IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT OR RECENT HEPATITIS A VIRUS INFECTION. PATIENT IS INFECTIVE FOR HEPATITIS A.
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.
ANTI-HAV IgM INTERPRETIVE NOTES:
NEGATIVE: NO SEROLOGIC EVIDENCE OF ACUTE HEPATITIS A VIRUS INFECTION.
POSITIVE: POSITIVE ANTI-HAV IGM IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT OR RECENT HEPATITIS A VIRUS INFECTION. PATIENT IS INFECTIVE FOR HEPATITIS A.
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.
Components
- 2201 - ANTI-HAV, IgM
Last Updated: October 24, 2024 @ 9:13 am
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