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RNA QUALITATIVE
Test Code139350
CPT Codes
87535
Preferred Specimen
"Plasma or serum
1 mL"
1 mL"
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
"Lavender-top (EDTA) tube, yellow-top (ACD) tube, red-top tube, or gel-barrier tube
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Transport Temperature
"Refrigerate or freeze
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Specimen Stability
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Room temperature---Unstable
Refrigerated-----14 days
Frozen---6 months
Freeze/thaw cycles---Stable x5
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Room temperature---Unstable
Refrigerated-----14 days
Frozen---6 months
Freeze/thaw cycles---Stable x5
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Specimen grossly hemolyzed; received outside of specimen and/or storage requirements
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Methodology
"Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) "
Clinical Significance
"This test is intended for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, including acute or primary infection. Presence of HIV-1 RNA in the plasma of patients without antibodies to HIV-1 is indicative of acute or primary HIV-1 infection. This assay may also be used as an additional test, when it is reactive, to confirm HIV-1 infection in an individual whose specimen is repeatedly reactive for HIV-1 antibodies. This assay is not intended for use in donor testing.
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