Epstein-Barr Virus by Quantitative PCR, Serum, Plasma or CSF

Epstein-Barr Virus by Quantitative PCR

Order Code:	EBVQNTPCR
Epic Lab Code:	LAB4804
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Serum, Plasma or CSF

Collection Medium:

Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA)

Alternate Collection Media:

Pink top tube, CSF container

Minimum:

1 mL serum, plasma, or CSF, in a sterile container. Absolute Adult Minimum: 0.25 mL serum, plasma, or CSF, in a sterile container. Pediatric Minimum: 0.25 mL serum, plasma, or CSF, in a sterile container.

Rejection Criteria:

Whole blood, heparinzed specimens

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Analytic Time:

5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Not detected.

Interpretive Data:

The quantitative range of this assay is 2.6-7.6 log copies/mL (390-39,000,000 copies/mL) A negative result (less than 2.6 log copies/mL or less than 390 copies/mL) does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in the patient specimen, or EBV DNA nucleic acid in concentrations below the level of detection of the assay. Inhibition may also lead to underestimation of viral quantitation. No international standard is currently available for calibration of this assay. Caution should be taken when interpreting results generated by different assay methodologies.

Comments:

The limit of quantification for this DNA assay is 2.6 log copies/mL (390 copies/mL). If the assay DID NOT DETECT the virus, the test result will be reported as "<2.6 log copies/mL (<390 copies/mL)." If the assay DETECTED the presence of the virus but was not able to accurately quantify the number of copies, the test result will be reported as "Not Quantified."

Methodology:

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

CPT Code:

87799