Hepatitis E Serology

Microbiology

Specimen

Blood sample (serum)

Specimen container

Gold top clotted (5ml)

To Request On EPIC

For electronic requesting using EPIC (RDUH ONLY):

Search for: ‘Hepatitis serology‘ or test code ‘O1230205‘ and select the appropriate panel

Special Instructions

Please give details of following clinical symptoms:

Acute Jaundice
Malaise
Abdominal pain
Nausea
ALT>400
Add date of onset of illness
Please indicate whether patient is pregnant or immunocompromised/immunosuppressed
Indicate whether the patient may have consumed undercooked pork

Acute Hep E is mostly (60%) asymptomatic. In cases of acute hepatitis, also request Hepatitis A IgM, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.

Test Usage

Hepatitis E IgG + IgM are used for the diagnosis of acute infection. This is particularly important in all cases of acute hepatitis, and in pregnant or immunocompromised patients.

Hepatitis E PCR is performed on pregnant, immunocompromised and immunosuppressed patients. This test is sent to PHE Colindale and takes 7-10 days.

Availability

Local test

Processing Time

48-72 hours

Reference

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hepatitis-e

(Key words: HepE)

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