83580:CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) BY PCR
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
CMV DNA PCR |
| Methodology: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
| Edit Date: |
3/17/2009 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
1-3 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
87496-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA. Also acceptable: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), ocular fluid, neonatal urine, amniotic fluid, or biopsy tissue (freeze tissue immediately). Specimen source is required. |
| Handling: |
EDTA or SST: centrifuge and separate 1 mL plasma or serum and pour into plastic vial. Freeze. CSF: 1 mL in sterile container. Freeze. Biopsy Tissue: flash-freeze in MicroTest (M4) transport media or on dry ice. Other specimens: 1 mL fluid in sterile screw-cap vial. Freeze. |
| Stability: |
Excepting tissue, specimen stable 8 hours ambient, 72 hours refrigerated, or 3 months frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL |
| Transport: |
Frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Heparin; whole blood or bone marrow; non-sterile or leaking containers. |
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| Negative: Cytomegalovirus DNA not detected by PCR. Positive: Cytomegalovirus DNA detected by PCR. |