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Test Code LAB7040 Adenovirus DNA Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Blood

Additional Codes

Viracor Test ID  
7501

Performing Laboratory

St. Louis Children's Hospital Sendout to VIracor Eurfins

Specimen Requirements

Patient Preparation: None

Container/Tube  
Preferred: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Acceptable: Pink-top (EDTA) tube
Collection Volume: 3.0 mL (minimum 1.0 mL)

Submission Container/Tube: If specimen is coming from outside facility, send whole blood in original collection container. Refrigerate specimen if there will be a delay in transport.

Special Instructions: Immediately invert tube gently 8-10 times after collection to ensure proper mixing of blood and anticoagulant (this will avoid specimen clotting). Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Send to lab promptly. 

Sample Rejection

Mislabeled or unlabeled specimens

Whole blood that has been frozen

Specimens collected in gel separater tubes

Logistics

Test Availability: Monday-Sunday
Cut-off time: None

Days set up by performing lab: Monday-Saturday
Turnaround Time: 2-3 days

Reference Values

Reference Interval: None Detected

Critical Value: None established

Methodology

Quantittive Real-Time PCR

Limitations

  • The quantitative range of this assay is 190 copies/mL to 1x1010 copies/mL

Additional Information

FOR SLCH CORE LABORATORY USE ONLY

Lab Processing Instructions: DO NOT SPIN. Give specimen directly to micro.virology bench to process under hood for sterile conditions. They will aliquot sterile plasma into sterile transport container then deliver to sendout bench to send to Viracor.
Processed Volume: 1.0 mL (minimum 0.5 mL)

Transport Temperature: Ambient or Frozen
Analyte Stability:

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Whole Blood (unprocessed)  Ambient NA
Plasma (processed) Refrigerated     NA
  Ambient 96 hours   
  Frozen (preferred)    1 year     

NOTE: ship specimen Monday-Friday only by FedEx overnight to Viracor Eurofins

Test Classification and CPT Code

87799

Test Classification: This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Viracor Eurofins Laboratories. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved or cleared this test.

LOINC

Adeno Qnt Source: 31208-2

Adeno Qnt Copy/mL: 49340-3

Adeno Qnt Log copy/mL: 64038-3

Adeno Qnt Interp: 39528-5

Last Reviewed

08/2025