Test Code Epic LAB868 HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY

Important Note

CENTRIFUGE THAWED SPECIMENS BEFORE TESTING

ENSURE SAMPLES ARE AT 20-25 DEGREES CELSIUS BEFORE TESTING.

*This test may not be ordered as an add on to a specimen that has already been sampled on the c303 clinical chemistry module of cobas Pure analyzer.

A Reactive test result will automatically reflex LAB887 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) by PCR, Quantitative which is performed at Path Lab in Des Moines.

*EDTA plasma is acceptable for reflexed PCR testing if serum quantity is limited.

HCVAB

SST OR RED TOP SERUM

86803

ANTI-HCV, HCV, HCV ANTIBODY, HEPATITIS C, HEPATITIS C AB, NON-A NON-B HEPATITIS

QCR

0.2 mL

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 3 DAYS

REFRIGERATED: 21 DAYS

FROZEN: 3 MONTHS