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Post-Transplant, Hepatitis B Virus DNA, Real-Time PCR, Serum
Test Code18059
CPT Codes
87517
Preferred Specimen
3 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
For Shipper collection please see detailed instructions in Test Resources
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 84 days
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 84 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples frozen in primary tube
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
Monday-Sunday Morning
Report available: Next Day
Report available: Next Day
Reference Range
| HBV DNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | IU/mL |
| HBV DNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | Log IU/ mL |
Clinical Significance
This test is intended for use in conjunction with clinical presentation and other laboratory markers for the clinical management of patients with chronic HBV infection undergoing antiviral therapy. The test can be used to measure HBV DNA levels at baseline and during treatment to aid in assessing response to treatment.
The cobas® HBV Test is not intended for use as a screening test for the presence of HBV in blood or blood products or as a diagnostic test to confirm the presence of HBV infection.
Reportable range is 10 to 1,000,000,000 IU/mL (1.00 to 9.00 Log IU/mL).
The cobas® HBV Test is not intended for use as a screening test for the presence of HBV in blood or blood products or as a diagnostic test to confirm the presence of HBV infection.
Reportable range is 10 to 1,000,000,000 IU/mL (1.00 to 9.00 Log IU/mL).
