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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen with Reflex to Confirmation
MessageThis test may exhibit interference when sample is collected from a person who is consuming a supplement with a high dose of biotin (also termed as vitamin B7 or B8, vitamin H, or coenzyme R). It is recommended to ask all patients who may be indicated for this test about biotin supplementation. Patients should be cautioned to stop biotin consumption at least 72 hours prior to the collection of a sample.
Test Code
Alias/See Also
LabCorp TC: 006510
Hepatitis-associated Antigen
CPT Codes
87340
Includes
Preferred Specimen
Minimum Volume
Other Acceptable Specimens
Instructions
Specimen Stability
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Methodology
Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
Limitations
Reference Range
Clinical Significance
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a DNA virus with a protein coat, the surface antigen (HBsAg) and a nucleic acid core, the core antigen (HBcAg). There are eight different serotypes. Early in infection, HBsAg, HBV DNA, and DNA polymerase can all be detected in serum.
HBsAg can be detected one to seven weeks before liver enzyme elevation or the appearance of clinical symptoms. Three weeks after the onset of acute hepatitis, about 50% of patients will still be positive for HBsAg, while at 17 weeks only 10% are positive. The best available markers for infectivity are HBsAg and HBeAg. The presence of anti-HBs is frequently associated with noninfectivity. The chronic carrier state is indicated by the persistence of HBsAg and/or HBeAg over long periods (six months to years) without seroconversion to the corresponding antibodies. Such a condition has the potential to lead to serious liver damage, but may be an isolated asymptomatic serologic phenomenon.
Persistence of HBsAg, without anti-HBs, with combinations of positivity of anti-HBc, HBeAg, or anti-HBe indicates infectivity and need for investigation for chronic persistent or chronic aggressive hepatitis. See figure in Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM [016881].
Performing Laboratory
LABCORP