Testsealabs HBsAb Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma)
Product Specification
| Principle | Chromatographic Immunoassay | Specimen | Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma |
| Reading Time | 15 minutes | QMS Certification | ISO 13485 and MDSAP |
| Storage Temperature | 4-30°C | Shelf life | 2 years |
| Format | Strip/Cassette | Specification | 25T/40T/50T |
Intended Use
The HBsAb Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of hepatitis b surface antibody (HBsAb) in whole blood/serum/plasma.
Summary
Hepatitis b virus (HBV) is an enveloped; double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the hepadnaviridae family and is recognized as the major cause of blood transmitted hepatitis together with hepatitis c virus (HCV). Infection with HBV induces acute or chronic liver diseases and in some cases that can lead to cirrhosis and carcinoma of the liver. Hepatitis b surface antigen, which was previously described as Australia antigen is the most important protein of the envelope of
hepatitis b virus. The surface antigen contains the determinant "a", common to all known viral subtypes, immunologically distinguished in two distinct subgroups (ay and ad). HBV has 10 major serotypes and four HBsAg subtypes have been recognized (adw, ady, ayw, and ayr). HBsAg can bedetected 2 to 4 weeks before the ALT levels become abnormal and 3 to 5 weeks before symptoms develop.


