Hepatitis B Virus e Antibody, Serum, Mayo, Reflab
Alternate Names
HBe Ab
SoftLab Order Code
HEAB
Epic Order Name
Hepatitis B Virus e Antibody, Serum, Mayo, Reflab
Epic Order ID
LAB4296
Laboratory
Reference Lab
Sample Type
Serum
Collection Container
SST (Gold top Serum Separator Tube)
Note: Plain red top tubes are not acceptable
Alternative Collection Container
RST (Orange top Serum Separator tube)
Red/Black Speckle top (Serum tube)
Collecting Volume
1.4 mL
Minimum Collecting Volume
1.0 mL
Storage or Stability
Frozen (stable 72 hours ambient and 6 days refrigerated)
Causes for Rejection
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, gross icterus
Patient Preparation
For 24 hours before specimen collection, patient should not take multivitamins or dietary supplements (eg, hair, skin, and nail supplements) containing biotin (vitamin B7).