Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum
Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
- Refrigerated 5 days,
- -20oC 4 weeks
Reject Criteria
- Gross hemolysis
- Gross lipemia
Methodology Immunoassay
Clinical Significance HAV antibody indicates prior or acute infection with, or immunization to, Hepatitis A virus.