Specimen Requirements
Title
Hepatitis Delta Virus IgM Ab
Specimen Requirement
Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.
Methodology
Immunoassay
Stability
Room temp: 7 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 30 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-6 days, Performed Wednesday and Saturday
Clinical Use
Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) infection occurs only in association with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. A positive result for HDV IgM indicates either recent HDV infection or chronic HDV infection with IgM persistence.
Test Code
HDMWS