"Clinical Significance
Hepatitis C Antibody with Reflex to HCV, RNA, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR (REFL) - Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major cause of hepatitis. The clinical symptoms of an HCV infection are variable. Infection with HCV results in a chronic infection in 50 to 80% of cases. The ""window"" between HCV acquisition and seroreactivity is highly variable; up to six months.
Preferred Specimen(s)
4 mL serum
Alternative Specimen(s)
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
3 mL
Transport Container
Serum Separator Tube (SST®)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic
Includes
This is a client specific reflex test. Reflex criteria has been pre-defined by the ordering physician. Additional testing will be performed at an additional charge.
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Reference Range(s)
Hepatitis C Antibody (REFL) Non-Reactive
Index <1.00