EBV Quantitative PCR, blood (immunocompromised)
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container: EDTA lavender
Volume: 3 mL in vacutainer
Turn Around Time
2-5 days
Batched testing run on Tuesday and Thursday
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
Reference Ranges
Not detected
CPT
87799