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Infectious
Additional Codes
SQ: AHBS
Specimen
SERUM: RED OR SST ONLY
Specimen Storage/Transport
ROOM TEMPERATURE: 8 HOURS
REFRIGERATED: 6 DAYS
FROZEN: 3 MONTHS
Performing Laboratory
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND
CPT
86706
Additional Information
| Elecsys Anti-HBs result m[IU]/mL | Result Interpretation | Clinical Interpretation of HBV Immune Status |
| < 8.5 | Negative | Individual is considered not to be immune to infection with HBV. |
| 8.5 ≤ x < 11.5 | Indeterminate | Unable to determine if anti-HBs is present at levels consistent with immunity. |
| ≥ 11.5 | Positive | Individual is considered to be immune to infection with HBV. |
- Results obtained with the Roche Elecsys Anti-HBs assay may not be used interchangeably with values obtained with different manufacturer's assay methods.
- The results from this or any other diagnostic kit should be used and interpreted only in the context of the overall clinical picture.
- This assay does not differentiate between a vaccine-induced immune response and an immune response induced by natural infection with HBV.