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