ADENOVIRUS, BODY FLUID BY PCR
Specimen Collection Requirements
Body Fluid, Ocular Fluid, Respiratory Specimen, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Urine, Stool, Swab or Fresh tissue
Transport all specimen types in sterile container.
Body/Ocular/Spinal Fluid: Do not centrifuge.
Tissue: Sterile container with 1 to 2 mL of sterile saline or multi-microbe medium (M5).
Stool/Swab: Culture transport swab. If culture transport swab is not available, M4 or M5 media is acceptable.
Body Fluid, Respiratory Specimen, Spinal Fluid, or Urine: 0.3 mL
Stool: 0.5 g
Testing Information
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization
Mayo Medical Laboratory (LADV)
Reference Values
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