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2304 | Hepatitis C Virus Antibody | |
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Stability: | Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: 3 Week(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable | |
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Reported: | 1-3 Day(s) | |
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Interpretive Data: | General Reference Range : negative ANTI-HCV INTERPRETIVE NOTES: NEGATIVE: NO SEROLOGIC EVIDENCE OF CURRENT OR PAST HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION. POSITIVE: IF ANTI-HCV POSITIVE IS A TRUE POSITIVE, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT OR PAST HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION. AT LEAST 70% OF THESE PATIENTS ARE OR WILL BECOME CHRONIC CARRIERS OF HEPATITIS C, WITH RISK OF CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS, CIRRHOSIS, AND/OR HEPATOMA. ANTI-HCV IS NOT PROTECTIVE. PATIENTS POSITIVE FOR ANTI-HCV SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INFECTIVE FOR HEPATITIS C. TEST FOR HCV RNA TO IDENTIFY CURRENT INFECTION. 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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