Real-Time PCR (RT-PCR)
Cytomegalovirus
CSF or Plasma
RCHSD Molecular Diagnostics
LAB00344
Monday-Saturday
1-2 Days
1-2 mL Blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube or 0.3-0.5 mL CSF collected in a sterile container
See Below
Do not collected in EDTA microtainer.
Refrigerate-OK/Frozen-OK
Room Temp: 24 Hours; Refrigerated: 7 Days; Frozen: 30 Days
Heparinized or ACD plasma
1 mL Plasma or 0.5 mL CSF
0.3 mL Plasma or CSF
Separate plasma and aseptically transfer plasma within 2 hours of collection to a sterile screw-cap tube. Place specimen in the -70 C PCR bin.
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03-02-19
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