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Specimen Collection Guidelines

Blood Draw Laboratories at MUSC

MUSC Requisitions and Supply Requests

Lab Supply Requests

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code LAB913 Cytomegalovirus DNA by Quantitative PCR, Blood

Additional Codes:

CMVDNA Plasma

Notes:

Specimen must be in lab before 9:00am, Monday, Wednesday and Friday to be performed same day.

Collection:

Specimen: Blood

Container:  One White EDTA PPT Tube (preferred) . One 4 ml Dark Lavender ( 3 ml minimum) is also acceptable for pediatric collection or PPT unavailability. If a Dark Lavender tube is collected,  a separate tube is required if multiple tests are ordered. Microtainers are unacceptable.

Volume: 4 ml; Minimum 3 ml

Storage Instructions:

Send specimen to Lab immediately after collection. Centrifuge PPT tube within 6 hours and refrigerate. If lavender tube is collected, centrifuge and pouroff plasma within 6 hours and ship on a cold pack by overnight delivery.  For longer storage >72 hours, freeze plasma and ship frozen on dry ice.   

 

Turnaround Time (TAT):

1-3 Days

Reported same day as performed.

 

Test Availability:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Specimen must be in lab before 9:00am to be performed same day. Observed holidays may adjust testing schedule.

Assay:

Abbott Alinity M

Request Form:

Routine Laboratory Request Form

Send To:

UMC MAIN LABORATORY Specimen Receiving – EH319 Hospital Extension

Reference Interval:

 Not Detected 

Interpretive Data:

The CMVDNA assay methodology is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) used to quantitate cytomegalovirus (CMV) from human specimen. The CMV assay targets 2 short sequences within the UL34 and UL80.5 genes of the CMV genome. The linear range of this assay is between 30 and 100,000,000 IU/mL. 

Performed in

UMC Main Lab - Molecular Microbiology