Specimen Requirements
Title
Adenovirus, PCR
Specimen Requirement
Specimen source required.
Swabs (genital, dermal, vesicle, ocular, oral, nasal, throat, rectal) in viral transport medium.
Blood in EDTA (lavender top) tubes/1.0mL minimum.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temp: 3 days; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 3 months
Reference Range
By report*
Turnaround
1-2 days Performed Mon-Sat
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
ADVW