Parvovirus, PCR, Human
Order Code: VPARVPCR
Epic Lab Code: LAB3808
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Amniotic Fluid, Synovial, CSF, Vesicle Fluid, Tissue-Snap Frozen
Collection Medium:
Sterile container
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL amniotic or synovial fluid in a sterile container. Fresh tissue, snap frozen.

Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL amniotic or synovial fluid in a sterile container. Fresh tissue, snap frozen.
Rejection Criteria:
Nonsterile or leaking containers. Heparinized or hemolyzed samples. Frozen whole blood. Tissues only in formalin or other preservatives.
Specimen Instructions:
Specimen source is required.
Analytic Time:
4 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Qualitative testing reported as Detected/Not Detected.
Comments:
Fresh tissue (snap frozen) or formalin fixed and/or paraffin embedded tissue are also accepted specimen types. Formalin fixed or paraffin embedded tissue can be submitted but it is not an optimal sample. Sterile technique required for handling samples.
Methodology:
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT Code:
87798