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Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container: EDTA lavender
Volume:
- Vacutainer
- Preferred: 3 mL
- Minimum: 1 mL
- Microtainer - 500uL
- Do NOT short fill
- Do NOT short fill
Turn Around Time
1-3 days
Batched testing performed Monday – Friday
Specimens must arrive in Microbiology before 5:30 am to be included in the batch
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: whole blood
Refrigerate
Specimens must be received in Microbiology within 24-hours of collection
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Microbiology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Quantitative - PCR
Linearity range: 100 – 1,000,000 IU/mL
Reference Ranges
Not detected
CPT
87497