Post-Transplant, Toxoplasma gondii DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR, CSF : 18155

PTTOXC or 18155

PTxplnt, Specialized, Txplnt, Services, Quest Advanced

1 mL (0.5 mL minimum) CSF collected in a sterile plastic leak-proof container.

Refrigerated.

Room temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated 7 days; Frozen: 30 days

Daily

1 day (From receipt in the performing Lab)

Laboratory test results should always be considered in the context of clinical observations. This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. This test is used for clinical purposes. It should not be regarded as investigational for research. This laboratory is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) as qualified to perform high complexity clinical laboratory testing. 

Not Detected.

Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular parasite, is an important opportunistic pathogen of immunosuppressed patients and pregnant women. Real-time PCR methods are useful in identifying T. gondii in clinical specimens of immunosuppressed patients or in the amniotic fluid of mothers thought to be recently infected.