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Lab Dept:
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Serology
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Test Name:
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HEPATITIS Be ANTIBODY (ANTI-HBe)
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General Information
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Lab Order Codes:
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HBE
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Synonyms:
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Hepatitis Be Virus Antibody; Anti-HBE; Hepatitis Be Ab; HBeAb
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CPT Codes:
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86707 – Hepatitis Be antibody (HBeAb)
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Test Includes:
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Hepatitis Be Antibody level reported as positive, negative or equivocal.
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Logistics
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Test Indications:
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Useful for the differential diagnosis, staging, and prognosis of hepatitis B infection.
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Lab Testing Sections:
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Serology - Sendouts
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Referred to:
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Mayo Medical Laboratories (Test# 80973)
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Phone Numbers:
Minneapolis:
Saint Paul:
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612-813-6280
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651-220-6550
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Test Availability:
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Daily, 24 hours
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Turnaround Time:
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1 - 4 days, test performed Monday – Friday.
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Special Instructions:
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N/A
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Specimen
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Specimen Type:
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Blood
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Container:
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Red top tube
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Draw Volume:
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3.0 mL (Minimum: 1.0 mL) blood
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Processed Volume:
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1.0 mL (Minimum: 0.3 mL) serum
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Collection:
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Routine venipuncture
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Special Processing:
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Lab Staff: Centrifuge specimen, remove serum aliquot into a screw-capped round bottom plastic vial. Store and ship at frozen temperatures. Forward promptly.
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Patient Preparation:
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None
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Sample Rejection:
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Specimens other than serum, gross lipemia, gross hemolysis, mislabeled or unlabeled specimens
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Interpretive
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Reference Range:
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Negative (reported as negative, positive or equivocal)
Interpretation depends on clinical setting.
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Critical Values:
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N/A
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Limitations:
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Absence or disappearance of HBeAg or anti-HBe does not rule out chronic hepatitis B carrier state and/or infectivity.
Performance characteristics have not been established for the following specimen characteristics: hemolysis, specimens containing particulate matter.
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Methodology:
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Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
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Contraindications:
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N/A
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References:
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Mayo Medical Laboratories Web Page April 2007
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Updates:
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4/6/2004: Test moved from Memorial Blood Center of Minneapolis to Mayo Medical Laboratories.
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