HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1 AND 2, PCR
Name: HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1 AND 2, PCR
Mnemonic: HSV
Container: STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER
Handling: 1 ML CSF IN STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER ONLY;
CSF: COLLECT IN A STERILE CONTAINER AND STORE REFRIGERATED
OR FROZEN.
SWAB IN M4 OR V-C-M TRANSPORT MEDIUM.
SWAB (DRY OR IN TRANSPORT MEDIA): STORE REFRIGERATED/FROZEN
SERUM:
COLLECT BLOOD IN STERILE TUBES WITH NO ANTICOAGULANTS; SERUM
SEPARATOR (SST) ARE RECOMMENDED. ALLOW BLOOD TO CLOT
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2
HOURS OF COLLECTION. TRANSFER SERUM TO STERILE, PLASTIC
SCREW-CAPPED ALIQUOT TUBES AND STORE REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN.
PLASMA:EDTA (LAVENDER-TOP) OR ACD SOLUTION B (YELLOW-TOP)
WHOLE BLOOD: EDTA (LAVENDER-TOP) OR ACD SOLUTION B (YELLOW-
TOP), 0.3 ML, REFRIGERATED (COLD PACKS)
Component: HSV 1 DNA, HSV 2 DNA
Methodology: REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (RT-PCR)
LABORATORY DEVELOPED TEST (LDT)
THIS TEST WAS DEVELOPED AND ITS PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY FOCUS DIAGNOSTICS. PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS REFER TO THE ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE
TE
Required Information: INCLUDE SOURCE
Referred Lab: XE~FOCUS DIAGNOSTICS, INC~5785 CORPORATE AVENUE~~CYPRESS~CA~90630-4753~JAY M LIEBERMAN,MD
CPT: 87529
Department: Send-Out
Note: Set-Up: MONDAY - FRIDAY