Test Library

Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum

Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

  • Refrigerated 7 days,
  • -20oC 4 weeks

Reject Criteria

  • Gross hemolysis
  • Gross lipemia

Methodology Chemiluminescence

Clinical Significance Hepatitis B core-specific IgM class antibody has been detected in most acute infections and is a reliable marker for acute disease. In some cases, Hepatitis B core IgM antibody may be the only specific marker for the diagnosis of acute infection with Hepatitis B virus.