Test directory: Hepatitis B Surface Ab, Quant.

Ordering Code4553
Test NameHepatitis B Surface Ab, Quant.
AliasHBsAb Quantitation
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Immunity, Quantitative
Preferred SpecimenSerum
Preferred ContainerSST (Gold)
Other Specimen/ContainerPlasma in EDTA, K2 (Lavender), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Sodium Heparin (Green), Serum in Plain (Red)
Optimum Volume1 mL
Transport RequirementsOahu: Ambient
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 5 Days
Refrigerated: 14 Days
Frozen: Indefinite
Rejection CriteriaGrossly hemolyzed, Gross lipemia
Avail. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 5 Days
MethodologyImmunoassay
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Hepatitis B Surface Ab, Quant.ALLSee report.