3 days Indicates past infection - requested alongside hepatitis B surface antigen to 5 ml GEL SST (Confirmation: Serum Negative rule out current or previous infection in non-responders to hepatitis B (Rust Top) non-negatives vaccine up to 10 days) 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 3 days Post vaccination check for seroconversion (Rust Top) 3 days 5 ml GEL SST (Confirmation: Serum Negative Acute/Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. (Rust Top) non-negatives up to 10 days) (Hepatitis B viral 6 ml EDTA Whole Blood Negative 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted 5 days load) (Pink Top) 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 7 days Screening test for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (Rust Top) Hepatitis C virus 5 ml GEL SST (HCV) Antigen by Serum Negative 5 days (Rust Top) EIA 6 ml EDTA (Hepatitis C viral Whole Blood N/A 7 days 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted (Pink Top) load) EDTA whole 6 ml EDTA HCV Genotyping N/A 7 days 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted blood (Pink Top) 5 ml GEL SST Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Virology at Serum Negative 14 days (Rust Top) University College Hospital 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 14 days Serology for IgM and IgG, Current or Past Infection (Rust Top) 5 ml GEL SST Serum Negative 7 days (Rust Top) 5 ml GEL SST 3 days Screening test for HIV antibodies : Serum/Saliva (Rust Top) / Negative (Confirmation: Please give detailed clinical information, including the date of onset/contact 250ul Saliva non-negatives with the suspected infection
Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 3 days (Confirmation: non-negatives up to 10 days) Indicates past infection - requested alongside hepatitis B surface antigen to rule out current or previous infection in non-responders to hepatitis B vaccine Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 3 days Post vaccination check for seroconversion Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 3 days (Confirmation: non-negatives up to 10 days) Acute/Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. (Hepatitis B viral load) Whole Blood 6 ml EDTA (Pink Top) Negative 5 days 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 7 days Screening test for antibodies to hepatitis C virus Hepatitis C virus (HCV) Antigen by EIA Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 5 days (Hepatitis C viral load) Whole Blood 6 ml EDTA (Pink Top) N/A 7 days 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted HCV Genotyping EDTA whole blood 6 ml EDTA (Pink Top) N/A 7 days 10 ml EDTA tubes also accepted Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 14 days Not currently performed in house; this test is referred to Virology at University College Hospital Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 14 days Serology for IgM and IgG, Current or Past Infection Serum 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) Negative 7 days Serum/Saliva 5 ml GEL SST (Rust Top) / 250ul Saliva Negative 3 days (Confirmation: non-negatives Screening test for HIV antibodies : Please give detailed clinical information, including the date of onset/contact with the suspected infection