CYTOMEGALOVIRUS CULTURE


METHODOLOGY
Rapid Shell Viral Culture

PERFORMED
Mon-Fri

REPORTED
At 24 & 48 hours

COLLECT
One 7 mL lavender (EDTA), fresh random urine, body fluid, respiratory specimen, or tissue.

TRANSPORT
7 mL refrigerated whole blood (lavender, EDTA) (Min: 3 mL whole blood) ASAP after collection. Urine (Min: 3 mL urine), body fluid, respiratory specimen or tissue in a leak proof sterile container or multipurpose transport media (Microtest M4).

STABILITY
Refrigerated - 24 hours

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
Samples in EIA, GenProbe or bacterial transport media, DO NOT FREEZE.

REMARKS
N/A

REFERENCE RANGE
CMV early Antigen detection:
Negative at 48 hours.

INTERPRETIVE DATA
N/A

CPT CODE(S)
87252

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