Enterovirus, Culture

Order Misc Quest Test Code 2647X.

ENTVCUL

2647

D68
EV-D68
ENTVCUL
Enterovirus PCR

For respiratory samples please consider using the following offerings:
Enterovirus/Parechovirus RNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR

Vesicular or ulcerative lesions, rectal swab, stool swab, or stool in VCM medium or other FDA approved equivalent viral transport medium

1 mL or 1 swab

3 mL CSF collected in a sterile, leak-proof container

VCM medium or other FDA approved equivalent viral transport medium or sterile container

VCM or equivalent: Frozen -70 (dry ice)
Unpreserved specimens: Refrigerated (cold packs)

VCM or equivalent
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen -20° C: Unacceptable
Frozen -70° C: 30 days

Sterile Container (Unpreserved specimens)
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Bacterial transport systems • Dry swab • Molecular transport systems • Specimens in formalin or other fixatives • Respiratory specimens including sputum • Whole blood • Bone marrow • Serum • Plasma • Wooden-shaft swabs • Calcium alginate swabs

Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 6-8 days

Not Isolated

Enteroviruses are among the most common viruses infecting humans and are associated with diverse clinical syndromes ranging from minor febrile illness to severe, potentially fatal conditions (e.g., aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, paralysis, myocarditis, and neonatal enteroviral sepsis) and could be linked with the development of some chronic diseases (e.g., type 1 diabetes and dilated cardiomyopathy). Each year, an estimated 10 to 15 million symptomatic enterovirus infections occur in the United States.