Bartonella DNA Detection by PCR
| Label Mnemonic: | BARTDNA |
| Epic code: | LAB7287 |
| Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum or CSF
Collection Medium:
| or |  | |
| Sterile container | Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL CSF in a sterile container OR 1 mL serum in a
red top tube
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL CSF in a sterile container OR 0.5 mL serum in a red top tube
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL CSF in a sterile container OR 0.5 mL serum in a red top tube
Rejection Criteria:
Heparinized or hemolyzed specimens. Whole blood.
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.Turn Around
Time:
1-5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Methodology:
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
CPT Code:
87471