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Ehrlichia chaffeensis, DNA PCR
Test Code138168
CPT Codes
87798
Preferred Specimen
"Whole blood
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Minimum Volume
"0.2 mL
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Instructions
"Refrigerate
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Transport Container
"Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or yellow-top (ACD) tube
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Specimen Stability
"Room temperature 7 days
Refrigerated 7 days
Frozen Unstable
Freeze/thaw cycles Unstable
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Refrigerated 7 days
Frozen Unstable
Freeze/thaw cycles Unstable
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Quantity not sufficient for analysis; gross specimen contamination; specimen too old; leaking or broken tube
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Methodology
"Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) "
