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Collection Requirements
Source: amniotic fluid
Container: sterile cup
Volume: 1 mL
Source: tissue
Container: sterile cup
Volume: 5 mg tissue with 1-2 mL sterile saline
Source: BAL
Container: BAL trap or sterile cup
Volume: 1 mL
Source: CSF
Container: sterile cup
Volume: 1 mL
Source: other
Container: Call the Adele Hall laboratory for container and volume information for other specimen types
Turn Around Time
2-4 days
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen:
- Tissue: refrigerate and send to Mayo (PTOX)
- CSF - Aliquot 0.5 mL into sterile tube and freeze
- All other sources - Aliquot into sterile tube and freeze
- Ship all sources except tissue to Eurofins Viracor as overnight on dry ice
Performing Laboratory
Eurofins Viracor for all sources listed except tissue
Mayo for tissue
Adele Hall Lab Section
Sendouts
Instrumentation/Methodology
PCR
Reference Ranges
See Report
CPT
87799