Specimen Requirements

Title

Adenovirus, Antibody

Specimen Requirement

1 SST/1.0mL serum-After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate serum.

Methodology

Complement Fixation

Stability

Room Temp: 7 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 30 days

Reference Range

*BY REPORT

Turnaround

2-4 days

Clinical Use

Serologic diagnosis of adenovirus infection. At least 12 types of adenovirus have been associated with illnesses such as noninfluenzal acute respiratory disease, pneumonia, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, acute febrile pharyngitis, and acute hemorrhagic cystitis. Asymptomatic infections can make serologic responses difficult to interpret.

Test Code

ADENO