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Test Code CMVQTP Cytomegalovirus (CMV) by PCR, Quantitative, Plasma

Important Note

Performed at Pathology Laboratory in Des Moines, IA

 

Note: This test cannot be built on the 8100 and needs to be aliquoted manuallly. 

Additional Codes

 Test ID

CMVQTP

EPIC Test ID

LAB3672

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube Type: 

Lavender (EDTA)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a lavender EDTA tube.

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge and submit 2.0 mL of EDTA plasma refrigerated in a plastic transport vial.

Minimum Sample Volume

0.8 mL of plasma (approximately 1.5 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Specimen Stability

Centrifuge within whole blood within 24 hours of collection. Whole blood is stable for 24 hours at room temperature.

Refrigerated Stability: 

6 days

Frozen Stability: 

3 months

Ambient Stability: 

24 hours

Report Availibility

Performed: 

Monday - Friday

Analytical Time: 

Same day (24 hours from receipt)

Methodology

DNA Probe Technology