Hepatitis virus serology
Alternative names:
anti HCV test; anti-delta agent antibody; Australian antigen; HAA; HBsAg; hepatitis A & B panel; hepatitis A virus (HAV); hepatitis B surface antigen; hepatitis B virus (HBV); hepatitis C virus (HCV); hepatitis D - test; hepatitis-associated antigen; serial anti-HCV
What the risks are:
- excessive bleeding
- fainting or feeling lightheaded
- hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
- multiple punctures to locate veins
Special considerations:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
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