Specimen Requirements
Title
NS5A 1 HCV RNA GENOTYPE DRUG RESISTANCE
Specimen Requirement
2mL PLASMA COLLECTED IN AN EDTA (LAVENDER TOP) TUBE
ALTERNATE
PLASMA COLLECTED IN PPT TUBE
**PLEASE DO NOT ORDER HCV GENOTYPE WITH THIS TEST IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE GENOTYPE OF THE PATIENT. IT WILL DELAY TESTING.**
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), sequencing
Stability
Room Temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 42 days
Reference Range
Not Detected
Turnaround
6-8 Days
Clinical Use
**THIS TEST SUITABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH GENOTYPE 1 HCV INFECTION WHO EXPERIENCE TREATMENT FAILURE IWTH AN NS5A INHIBITOR**
MUST HAVE GENOTYPE 1a or 1b!!!
Test Code
HCGT1