SEROLOGY Flashcards
Hepatitis A family
Picornaviridae
Hepatitis A is also known as
Enterovirus 72
Hepatitis ___ characteristics:
Has a viral capsid
non-enveloped icosahedral
RNA gene
Hepatitis A
Self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection (milder than other types)
Hepatitis A
Most common cause of hepatitis virus
Hepatitis A
Incubation period of Hepatitis A
15 to 50 days (average of 28 days)
Hepatitis A is detected through ______ sample
stool
Mode of transmission of Hepa A
Fecal-oral route
Close person to person contact with an infected person
Sexual contact with an infected person (direct oral-anal contact)
Ingestion of contaminated food or drinks
Hepa A Markers of infection
Early shedding of the virus in the stool
Appearance of IgM Anti-HAV with the onset of symptoms (icterus/jaundice)
Development of Anti-HAV IgG and immunity on recovery
Increased liver enzyme levels for Hepa A
SGPT/ALT (significantly)
SGOT (increased)
Nucleotidase
Tests for HEPA A
ELISA (indirect: antibody)
RIA
Serology of HEPA A
IgM anti-HAV: Positive
IgG anti-HAV: Negative
Acute infection
Serology of HEPA A
IgM anti-HAV: Negative
IgG anti-HAV: Positive
Old infection
Serology of HEPA A
IgM anti-HAV: negative
IgG anti-HAV: negative
incubation/no infection
Hepatitis B AKA
serum hepatitis
Hepatitis B virus AKA
DANE PARTICLE
Hepatitis that attacks liver that causes acute and chronic liver disease
Hepatitis B
Incubation period of Hepatitis B
45 to 160 days (average of 120 days)
Hepatitis that is double stranded DNA virus
Hepatitis B
Virus family of HEPATITIS B
Hepadnaviridae
Mode of transmission for HEPA B
Direct contact with infectious blood, semen, and other body fluids primarily through:
Birth to an infected mother (vaginal)
Sexual contact with an infected person
Sharing of contaminated needles, syringe, or other injection drug equipment
Needle sticks or other sharp instrument injuries
Serologic Markers for HBV
HBsAg
HBcAg
HBeAg
Anti-HBc
Anti-HBe
Anti-HBs
HBsAg
Anti-HBc
Anti-HBs
All are negative
Susceptible to acquire infection
HBsAg: Negative
Anti-HBc: Positive
Anti-HBs: Positive
No infection
Has immunity due to natural infection (has been infected)
HBsAg: Negative
Anti-HBc: Negative
Anti-HBs: Positive
Immune due to hepatitis B vaccination
HBsAg: Positive
Anti-HBc: Positive
IgM anti-HBc: Positive
Anti-Hbs: Negative
Acutely infected
HBsAg: Positive
Anti-HBc: Positive
IgM anti-HBc: Negative
Anti-Hbs: Negative
Chronic infection
HBsAg: Negative
Anti-HBc: Positive
Anti-HBs: Negative
Resolved infection (most common)
False-positive anti-HBc (susceptible)
Low level chronic infection
Resolving acute infection
Window stage of infection
measurement of the viral agent in the blood; signifies if a patient can be infectious
Viral load
Yeast recombinant strain of HBV Vaccine (1982) - common baker’s yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Tests available for HBV detection:
1st generation
Ouchterlony
Ouchterlony principle for HBV detection
precipitation reaction; double diffusion, double dimension
Tests available for HBV detection:
2nd generation
Counter Immunoelectrophoresis
Rheophoresis
Complement fixation
Principle of Rheophoresis
precipitation by evaporation
Principle of Counter Immunoelectrophoresis
precipitation with current
Tests available for HBV detection:
3rd generation
Reverse passive latex agglutination
Reverse passive hemagglutination
ELISA
RIA
Diseases states caused by HBV
Acute hepatitis
Fulminant hepatitis
Chronic
Co-infection with Hepa D
Outcome disease from unresolved Hepatitis B
Hepatoma
Outcome disease from unresolved HPV
Cervical cancer
Outcome disease from unresolved EBV
Nasopharyngeal cancer
Serologic Tests for HBV
HBsAg
HBeAg
Anti-HBc
Anti-HBs
Anti-HBe
Positive result for HBsAg indicates:
presence of ongoing disease; can either be chronic or acute
Positive result for Anti-HBsAg indicates:
no active disease; the person is already immuned; long term immunity
Marker of Hepatitis B that has no antigen and is only found on intact cells
HBcAg
Positive result for IgM and HBcAg indicates:
New infection
Positive result for IgG and anti-HBcAg
Old infection
Presence of both IgG and IgM in Hepatitis B indicates:
Mid infection
Envelope antigen of Hepa B
HBeAg
Positive HBeAg indicates:
high infectivity
Positive Anti-HBeAg indicates:
Low infectivity
Anti–HBV drug
lamivudine
Confirmatory for Hepatitis B infection
ELISA
Hepatitis C virus family:
Flaviviridae
Blood-borne hepatitis; post-transfusion hepatitis:
Hepatitis C
Incubation period of Hepatitis C
14 to 180 days (average of 45 days)
Confirmatory test for Hepatitis C
RIBA (Recombinant Immunoblot Assay)
Serologic Tests for Hepatitis C
Surrogate testing for detecting NANBV/HCV in donated blood (level detection for ALT, Anti-HBc)
Serologic Tests for antibody against HCV Ag (Anti-HCV) (ELISA, RIA)
HCV antibody nonreactive indicates:
No HCV antibody detected
HCV antibody reactive
Presumptive for HCV infection
HCV antibody reactive, HCV RNA detected
Current HCV infection
HCV antibody reactive, HCV RNA not detected
Interpretation:
No current HCV infection
RNA virus transmitted parentally and can replicate only with the help of HBV
Hepatitis D (HDV)
HDV is also known as:
Delta Virus
Helical nucleocapsid actually uses HBV’s envelope, HBsAg (only replicates in cells infected with HBV)
Hepatitis D
Coinfection with HBV - HDV mechanism:
simultaneously replicates or infect with HBV
Superinfection with HBV- HDV mechanism
faster replication; rate of damage and infection to hepatocytes
can infect cells on top of the active infection of HEPA D
Serologic Markers for HDV
HDV Ag
IgM anti-HDV and total anti-HDV (IgM and IgG)
Presence of IgM anti-HDV and HBsAg together IgM anti-HBc-
Absence of IgM anti-HBc
Presence of anti-HDV IgG
Serologic marker that is found in early stage of infection of HDV; rapidly disappears on plasma thus, not very useful
HDV Ag
Serologic marker for HDV for detecting acute phase
IgM anti-HDV
Total anti-HDV (IgM and IgG)