3-5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code:
87798-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) in a plastic leak-proof vial. Also acceptable: Urine, serum, or EDTA plasma.
Handling:
Freeze CSF or urine. Centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Freeze. INDICATE SOURCE.
Stability:
8 hours ambient, 72 hours refrigerated, or 30 days frozen.
Standard Volume:
1 mL CSF, serum or plasma, or urine.
Minimum Volume:
250 µL CSF, serum or plasma, or urine.
Transport:
Frozen on dry ice.
Comments:
JC Virus is the cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a severe demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. PML is a particular concern for individuals infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The detection of JC Virus DNA is based upon the real-time PCR amplification and detection of specific JC Virus genomic sequences from total DNA extracted from the specimen.