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Post-Transplant, HIV-1 RNA, Real-Time PCR, Plasma
Test Code18003
CPT Codes
87536
Preferred Specimen
3 mL plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
For Shipper collection please see detailed instructions in Test Resources
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 84 days
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 84 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Samples frozen in primary tube • Unspun whole blood samples >24 hours from collection • Samples collected in sodium or lithium heparin • Frozen whole blood
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
Monday-Sunday Morning
Report available: Next Day
Report available: Next Day
Reference Range
HIV 1 RNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | copies/mL |
HIV 1 RNA, QN PCR | Not Detected | Log copies/mL |
Clinical Significance
This test is intended for use in conjunction with clinical presentation and other laboratory markers of disease progress for the clinical management of HIV-1 infected patients. The test can be used to assess patient prognosis by measuring the baseline HIV-1 RNA level or to monitor the effects of antiretroviral therapy by measuring changes in EDTA plasma HIV-1 RNA levels during the course of antiretroviral treatment. Reportable range is 20 to 10,000,000 copies/mL (1.30-7.00 Log copies/mL).