| Adenovirus Culture | 38929X |
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| This test was developed and its performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. Performance characteristics refer to the analytical performance of the test. | ||
| CPT Code(s): 87252 | ||
| Specimen Container: VCM - Viral-Chlamydial-Mycoplasma transport medium (green-cap) available from client supplies |
| Preferred Specimen: 3 mL conjunctival or throat swab or 3 mL fresh stool (1 mL minimum) or 50 mL first morning urine |
| Instructions: Body fluids to be submitted in VCM transport medium (Blue or Red label), must be mixed with an equal amount of the transport medium. Do not place small volumes of fluid directly into the tube as this causes over-dilution of the specimen. |
| Transport Temperaturer: Room temperature |
| Methodology: Rapid culture |
| Reference Range: Negative |
