Specimen Requirements
Title
JC POLYOMA VIRUS, DNA, QUANTITATIVE
Specimen Requirement
Specimen source required. Draw blood in a lavender. Centrifuge, separate and send 0.7 mL plasma (0.3 mL minimum) frozen in a screw-capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
| Plasma: ACD A or B | |||
| Serum: SST, Red-top
*AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED* |
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Stability
Room Temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 30 days
Reference Range
<500 copies/mL
Turnaround
Monday-Saturday; 3-5 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
JCVAB