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Hepatitis A

Also known as: HAV-Ab IgM; HAV-Ab IgG; HAV-Ab total
Formal name: Viral Hepatitis A Antibody
Related tests: Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Liver Panel; AST; ALT; ALP; Bilirubin

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Sources Used in Current Review

(Update August 21, 2009) Lehrer J. Hepatitis A. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000278.htm. Accessed August 2009.

(Updated June 13, 2008) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FAQs for Health Professionals, Hepatitis A. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HAV/HAVfaq.htm#general through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed August 2009.

(June 24, 2008) CDC. Statistics and Surveillance, Hepatitis A. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Statistics.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed September 2009.

(Sep. 5, 2009) Mayo Clinic Staff. Hepatitis A. Available online at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hepatitis-a/DS00397 through http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed September 2009.

Forbes BA, Sahm DF, Weissfeld AS. Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology 12th Edition: Mosby Elevier, St. Louis, MO; 2007, Pp 764-765.

(Updated February 2009) American Academy of Family Physicians. Hepatitis A. Available online at http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/infections/hepatitis/897.html through http://familydoctor.org. Accessed August 2009.

Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Burtis CA, Ashwood ER and Bruns DE, eds. 4th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Saunders; 2006, Pp 1804-1805.

Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Philadelphia: 2007, Pp 271.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, Correlations. Michael L. Bishop, Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk, Edward P. Fody. Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, 4th Edition.