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5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
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Dallas
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TX
75235
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General Information
Alias: Virus
Performed: Daily
Turn Around Time: 3-14 days
CPT Codes: 87252, 87253 if definitive ID is added
Performed By: Referral Lab
Notes: Specific tests are available for CMV and HSV culture. Specimen source preferred.
Clinical Utility: For diagnosing viral infection in CSF specimens, the following procedures are more accurate than culture: CMV PCR, Enterovirus PCR, HSV PCR and VZV PCR.
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Viral Culture
Unacceptable Conditions: Calcium alginate, dry or wooden shaft swabs are unacceptable. Do not use viral media if color of liquid has changed from pink to yellow.
Components
| Name |
Method |
Sex |
Age Range |
Ref. Range Low |
Ref. Range High |
Units |
| Viral Culture |
Cell Culture |
|
|
Negative - no virus isolated |
|
|
Specimen Requirements
| Type |
Container |
Volume |
Units |
Collection / Delivery |
Storage / Transport |
Off Campus |
| Tissue |
Flu Swabstick (Viral Kit) |
|
|
Transfer to viral media as soon as possible after collection |
Refrigerate |
Refrigerate |
| NP washing / aspirate, urine, stool, tracheal aspirate or BAL |
Sterile Cup, MRD 100113 |
|
|
|
Refrigerate within one hour of collection |
Deliver promptly to the lab or refrigerate within 1 hour of collection. Submit within 1 day of collection. |
| Eye, NP or throat swab |
Flu Swabstick (Viral Kit) |
1 |
swab |
Do not use wooden, dry or calcium alginate swabs. Transfer to viral media as soon as possible after collection. |
Refrigerate |
Refrigerate |