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Section: Hepatitis B surface antibody (SSP)
Date: August, 2002

Description:

Hepatitis B surface antibody testing was only done on hepatitis B core antibody positives.  In 1993, 495 additional samples from participants with a medical occupation who were negative for antibody to hepatitis core antigen were tested to determine mIU/ml of antibody to assess vaccination status. Results of the serum hepatitis B surface antibody can not be used to estimate the vaccination status of the U.S. population since all participants were not tested for this serologic marker

 

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Section: Serum Biochemistry Profile - All analytes in Biochemistry Profile
Date: September, 2002
Description:

Additional note to explain possible storage effect on analytes in biochemistry profile

Sera for the Biochemistry Profile was stored at –20o C and then thawed at room temperature. This freeze/thaw cycle has been demonstrated to result in degradation for some analytes in this profile (1-2). Analytes should therefore be used cautiously since degradation could have occurred. 

1. Mosley JW, Goodwin RF. Stability of serum-glutamic pyruvic transaminase activity on storage. Tech Bull Regist Med Technol 1965;35:183-187. 

2. Young, D.S.,ed., Effects of Preanalytical Variables on Clinical Laboratory Tests, 2nd Edition. AACC Press, Washington DC, 1997.

 

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