Web: | mayocliniclabs.com |
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Email: | mcl@mayo.edu |
Telephone: | 800-533-1710 |
International: | +1 855-379-3115 |
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Testing cadaveric and hemolyzed blood specimens for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG); FDA-licensed for use with hemolyzed specimens
Diagnosis of acute, recent (<6 month duration), or chronic hepatitis B infection; determination of chronic hepatitis B carrier status
This test is not useful during the "window period" of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, (ie, after disappearance of HBsAg and prior to appearance of anti-HBs antibody).
Test ID | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
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BNTCD | HBsAg Confirm Cadav/Hemol, S | No | No |
All reactive results are confirmed by a neutralization procedure at an additional charge.
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)