Synonyms

HCV 

Test Includes

Screening test for antibodies to Hepatitis C virus

Request Form 

Combined Pathology Blood form (Yellow/Black or Blue for GP's) or
Microbiology form (Green)

Availability

On request during normal working hours

Specific Criteria

Please give detailed clinical information, including the date of onset/contact with the suspected infection

Turnaround Time

Tests are performed weekly, usually on Thursday with the results available on Thursday afternoon
Samples giving a positive screening test result will be reported as such and sent to a Reference Laboratory for further tests.  Results of these tests will usually be available 7 - 10 days after the date of the original in-house screening test

Specimen

Serum

Volume

7 ml

Container

Yellow top (SST) tube

Collection

Samples should be transported to laboratory immediately

Lab. Handling

Aliquot and store at -20ºC

Causes for Rejection

Unlabelled sample
Delay in sample reaching laboratory