Specimen Requirements
Title
NS5A 3 HCV RNA GENOTYPE DRUG RESISTANCE
Specimen Requirement
2mL PLASMA COLLECTED IN AN EDTA (LAVENDER TOP) TUBE
ALTERNATE
PLASMA COLLECTED IN PPT TUBE
**PLEASE DO NOT ORDER HCV GENOTYPE WITH THIS TEST IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE GENOTYPE OF THE PATIENT. IT WILL DELAY TESTING.**
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 42 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
SET UP TUESDAYS ONLY; 4-11 DAYS
Clinical Use
MUST HAVE GENOTYPE 3!!!
Test Code
HCGT3