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| 94425:EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS BY QUANTITATIVE PCR | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | EBV | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 12/31/2008 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | 1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 87799-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 4 mL lavender top tube (K2EDTA). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Submit as whole blood. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 8 hours ambient, 72 hours refrigerated. Unstable frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 4 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.25 mL whole blood | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Heparinized or frozen specimen. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 390-39,000,000 EBV DNA copies/mL.
The quantitative range of this assay is 2.6-7.6 log. |
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| Interpretive Data: A negative result (less than 390 copies/mL or less than 2.6 log copies/mL) does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in the patient specimen or EBV DNA nucleic acid in concentrations below the level of detection of the assay. Inhibition may also lead to underestimation of viral quantitation. | |||||||||||||||||||