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Test Code BKVQTP BK Virus (BKV) by PCR, Quantitative, Plasma

Important Note

Performed at Pathology Laboratory in Des Moines, IA

 

Note: This test cannot be built on the 8100 and will need to be aliquoted manually.

Additional Codes

 Test ID
BKVQTP

EPIC Test ID
LAB3671

Specimen Requirements

Centrifuge whole blood within 24 hours of collection. 

Container/Tube Type: 

Lavender (EDTA)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a lavender EDTA tube

Minimum Sample Volume

0.5 mL of plasma (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon normal patient's hematocrit)

Specimen Stability

Whole blood is stabe for 24 hours at room temperature.

Refrigerated Stability: 

6 days

Frozen Stability: 

6 months

Ambient Stability: 

24 hours

Report Availibility

Performed: 

Monday - Friday

Analytical Time: 

Same day (24 hours from receipt)

Methodology

DNA Probe Technology