| Methodology: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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| Performed: |
Mon, Wed, Fri
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| Reported: |
1-4 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Collect: One 7 mL plain red, CSF, amniotic fluid, tissue (freeze tissue immediately), vesicle fluid, one 7 mL plain red or serum separator tube (serum), or one 5 mL lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA). Spin blood specimen and remove serum or plasma before transporting. Specimen source is required.
Storage/Transport Temperature: 1 mL serum, plasma, or amniotic or synovial fluid in a sterile container, frozen. Fresh tissue, snap frozen, on dry ice. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
Remarks: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue can be submitted, but is not an optimal sample. Transport at 20-25°C.
Unacceptable Conditions: Nonsterile or leaking containers. Heparinized or hemolyzed samples. Frozen whole blood. Tissues only in formalin or other preservatives. Bone marrow. For bone marrow samples, refer to Parvovirus B-19, by PCR, Bone Marrow (0060028).
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 8 hours (excludes tissue); Refrigerated: 3 days (excludes tissue); Frozen: 6 months
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