Parvovirus B19, DNA by PCR
Parvovirus B19, DNA by PCR | | | |
| Number | | 138644 |
| CPT | | 87798 |
| Specimen | | Serum, plasma, whole blood, bone marrow or cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) |
| Volume | | 0.5 mL serum or plasma, 1 mL whole blood or bone marrow or
0.2 mL CSF |
| Container | | Sterile container - CSF, yellow-top (ACD) tube,
lavender-top (EDTA) tube, gel-barrier tube or red-top tube |
| Collection | | Serum or plasma must be separated from cells within 45 - 60
of venipuncture. Send serum or plasma in a plastic
transport tube. |
| Storage Instructions | | Maintain whole blood or bone marrow at room temperature;
refrigerate serum or plasma; CSF, freeze
Stability:
Serum or plasma: Room temperature or refrigerate up to 7
days
Whole blood or bone marrow: Room temperature up to 7
days
CSF: Room temperature, refrigerated or frozen up to 7 days |
| Use | | Detects the presence of parvovirus B19 DNA in clinical specimens. Parvovirus B19 is the cause of a wide spectrum of disease, including erythema infectiosum (fifth disease). |
| Methodology | | Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
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