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TEST ID AHDV Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Total Antibodies with Reflex to HDV RNA Detection and Quantitation, PCR, Serum

Reporting Name

HDV Total Ab + reflex to HDV RNA, S

Specimen Type

Serum


Necessary Information


Date of collection is required.



Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Centrifuge blood collection tube per collection tube manufacturer's instructions (eg, centrifuge and aliquot within 2 hours of collection for BD Vacutainer tubes).

2. Aliquot serum into plastic vial.


Specimen Minimum Volume

See Specimen Required

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Frozen (preferred) 30 days
  Refrigerated  5 days

Testing Algorithm

This test begins with hepatitis D virus (HDV) total antibodies by enzyme immunoassay. If the result is equivocal or positive, then HDV RNA detection/quantification will be performed at an additional charge.

 

For more information see Hepatitis D: Diagnostic Testing Algorithm.

Method Name

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus Reject

Reference Values

Negative

Day(s) Performed

Monday, Friday

Reflex Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
HDVQU HDV RNA Detect / Quant, S Yes No

Report Available

1 to 7 days

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

86692

87523 if needed

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send 1 of the following:

-Kidney Transplant Test Request

-Gastroenterology and Hepatology Test Request (T728)

-Infectious Disease Serology Test Request (T916)

Useful For

Detection of hepatitis D virus (HDV)-specific total antibodies (combined IgG and IgM) in human serum

 

Diagnosis of concurrent HDV infection in patients with fulminant acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (acute coinfection), chronic hepatitis B (chronic coinfection), or acute exacerbation of known chronic hepatitis B (HDV superinfection)