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Adenovirus by PCR, QUANTITATIVE (Viracor), SERUM

Methodology:

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Performed:

Monday through Saturday

Analytical Time:

Same Day

Testing Laboratory:

ViraCor-IBT Laboratories; Lee's Summit, MO

Laboratory Section:

Referral Testing

Adenovirus by PCR, QUANTITATIVE (Viracor), SERUM

Preferred Collection Container:

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information:

Collect 4-5 mL whole blood in red top tube

Transport Information:

Submit 2.0 mL of serum in a sterile transport vial.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.5 mL of serum (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Stability Comments:

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days

Frozen Stability:

30 days

Ambient Stability:

4 days

Adenovirus by PCR, QUANTITATIVE (Viracor), SERUM

Sunquest Order Code:

ADENSV

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB6360

Reference Lab Code: The test code used to identify this assay at the referral laboratory that performs this testing.

7501

CPT Code:

87799

Adenovirus by PCR, QUANTITATIVE (Viracor), SERUM

Modified:

1/19/2015 12:00:00 AM