Parvovirus B-19 by PCR
Order Code: PARVPCRB
Epic Lab Code: LAB3807
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Bone Marrow
Collection Medium:
Miscellaneous container; contact laboratory
Minimum:
Adult minimum: 1 ml bone marrow Pediatric minimum: 0.5 ml bone marrow Less volume may decrease sensitivity of assay.
Rejection Criteria:
Heparinized or hemolyzed specimens.
Analytic Time:
5 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Negative - Parvovirus B19 DNA not dected by PCR Positive - Parvovirus B19 DNA dected by PCR A negative result does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in the patient specimen or parvovirus DNA in concentrations below the level of detection by the assay.
Methodology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT Code:
87798
 
See also:
Parvovirus, PCR, Human, Amniotic Fluid, Synovial, CSF, Vesicle Fluid, Tissue-Snap Frozen