Date of onset of preliminary verbal EDTA symptoms report can be issued tube same day. Red top Hepatitis A vacuette IgM (Acute None 5.5 2 6 days – serum infection) *** tube Hepatitis A Red top IgG vacuette (Immunity/ Blood None 5.5 7 14 days – serum Past infection) tube * Hepatitis B surface Red top antigen *** 2 6 days – Blood None 5.5 vacuette (HBsAg) (PTWIP) tube Acute Infection ** Please provide vaccination history. For Anti-HBs *** Red top information on HBV (Hepatitis B vacuette Blood None 5.5 vaccine schedule/ post 2 - 6 days Immunity/ serum vaccination testing to Vaccination) tube Immunisation Guidelines at - Chapter 9 Hepatitis B Anti-HB core Red top (Evidence of vacuette None 5.5 7 12 days – past infection) serum * tube Hep B markers: Red top HBeAg, vacuette Blood None 5.5 7 12 days – Anti Hep B serum core specific tube IgM Specimen collect date Purple and time must be 4.5 top provided on request KEDTA Vacuette form. Samples must be Hepatitis B EDTA received in Laboratory, viral load, Blood 10 21 days – tube separated and frozen HBV DNA * within 24 hours of venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken.
EDTA tube Date of onset of symptoms preliminary verbal report can be issued same day. Hepatitis A IgM (Acute infection) *** None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 2 – 6 days Hepatitis A IgG (Immunity/ Past infection) * Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7 – 14 days Hepatitis B surface antigen *** (HBsAg) Acute Infection ** Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette tube 2 – 6 days (PTWIP) Anti-HBs *** (Hepatitis B Immunity/ Vaccination) Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube Please provide vaccination history. For information on HBV vaccine schedule/ post vaccination testing to Immunisation Guidelines at - Chapter 9 Hepatitis B 2 - 6 days Anti-HB core (Evidence of past infection) * None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7 – 12 days Hep B markers: HBeAg, Anti Hep B core specific IgM Blood None 5.5 Red top vacuette serum tube 7 – 12 days Hepatitis B viral load, HBV DNA * Blood KEDTA 4.5 Purple top Vacuette EDTA tube Specimen collect date and time must be provided on request form. Samples must be received in Laboratory, separated and frozen within 24 hours of venepuncture and Serology Lab notified before blood is taken. 10 – 21 days
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