Toxoplasma gondii by PCR
Order Code: TOXOPCR
Epic Lab Code: LAB4175
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
01250 PFP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum, Plasma, Amniotic Fluid or CSF
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA), Pink top tube
Minimum:
Pediatric Collection: 0.25 mL serum, plasma, or CSF in a sterile container. (Less volume may decrease the sensitivity of the assay.) Fresh tissue, snap frozen on dry ice. Adult Collection: 1 mL serum, plasma, amniotic fluid, or CSF in a sterile container. Fresh tissue, snap frozen on dry ice.
Rejection Criteria:
Nonsterile or leaking containers, heparinized, hemolyzed or clotted whole blood.
Turn Around Time:
5 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Negative: Toxoplasma gondii DNA not detected by PCR Positive: Toxoplasma gondii DNA detected by PCR
Comments:
Write specimen source on requisition.
Test Limitations:
A negative result does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in the patient specimen or Toxoplasma gondii DNA concentrations below the level of detection by the assay.
Methodology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
CPT Code:
87798
 
See also:
Toxoplasmosis Antibody, IgM, Serum