Anti HCV or HbsAg
Anti HCV or HbsAg
Anti HCV or HbsAg
SEROLOGY
Comments
COMMENTS :-HCV & HEPACARD TEST IS ONLY FOR SCREENING PURPOSES. ALL REACTIVE RESULTS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED BY CONFIRMATORY
TEST.
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN, SERUM
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN NON REACTIVE NON REACTIVE
METHOD : IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY
Interpretation(s)
HCV ABS, SERUM-Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a blood borne flavivirus. It is one of the most important causes of post-blood transfusion as well as community acquired non-A
non-B hepatitis and chronic liver failure. Although the majority of infected individuals may be asymptomatic, HCV infection may develop into chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and/or
increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Test Utility:
HbsAg is the first serologic marker appearing in the serum 6-16 weeks following hepatitis B viral infection. In typical HBV infection, HBsAg will be detected 2-4 weeks before
the liver enzyme levels (ALT) become abnormal and 3-5 weeks before patient develops jaundice.In acute cases HbsAg usually disappears 1-2 months after the onset of
symptoms.Persistence of HbsAg for more than 6 months indicates development of either a chronic carrier state or chronic liver disease.The presence of HbsAg is frequently
associated with infectivity. HbsAg when accompanied by Hepatitis Be antigen and/or hepatitis B viral DNA almost always indicates infectivity.
Limitations:
- For diagnostic purposes, results should be used in conjunction with patient history and other hepatitis markers for diagnosis of acute or chronic infection. If the antibody
results are inconsistent with clinical evidence, additional testing is suggested to confirm the result.
- HBsAg detection will only indicate the presence of surface antigens in the serum and should not be used as the sole criteria for diagnosis, staging or monitoring of HBV
infection This test may be negative during ""window period"" i.e. after disappearance of anti-HBs.
- The current assay being a highly sensitive test , may yield a small percentage of false positive reports. Hence all HbsAg positive specimens should be confirmed with an
assay based upon Neutralisation of Human anti Hepatitis B Surface antibody.
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