Hepatitis C virus

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Assay

Hepatitis C virus

Key Words

HEP

Specimen Collection

Serum

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Indications

Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver. If left untreated, it can sometimes cause serious and potentially life-threatening damage to the liver over many years. Hepatitis C Antibodies (HCV Ab): Marker of infection at some time. If positive further sample(whole blood) is requested to confirm active infection

Limitation/Interference

N/A

Reference Range

N/A

Analytical Error

N/A

Reference Change Value

N/A