Cytomegalovirus DNA, Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Plasma : 10600

Test Code

CMVQTN or 10600

Alias/See Also

CMV * CMV DNA QT REAL-TIME PCR * CMV DNA, QT * REALTIME CMV QT

CPT Codes
87497

Transport Container

2.0 mL (Minimum 1.0 mL) Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 6 days; Frozen: 84 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Received Room temperature

Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

FDA Status
FDA

Setup Schedule

Sunday - Saturday

Report Available

1 day

Reference Range

Not Detected

Clinical Significance

In patients who are immunocompromised, CMV may cause disseminated, severe disease. CMV is also the most common cause of congenital viral infection in humans. Quantitative PCR methods may be useful in monitoring CMV replication in immunosuppressed patients or in determining the viral load of CMV in amniotic fluid. This is a quantitative molecular test, with a reportable range of 34.5 - 10,000,000 IU/mL (1.54-7.00 log IU/mL).

Performing Laboratory
med fusion

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