Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Culture

Synonyms

• CULTURE - HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS, NEONATES
• HSV CULTURE FROM NEONATES
• HSVNEO
• LAB11843

Cerner Name

zzzHSV Culture from Neonates

Clinical Info

An aid in the diagnosis of congenital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in patients younger than 35 days old through the recovery of HSV using viral culture (shell-vial)

Specimen Sources

Anus CSF Reservoir Cervical Swab Eye, Left Eye, Right Lumbar Puncture Throat Swab Urethra VP Shunt Aspirate

Specimen Types

Body Fluid Respiratory Swab Tissue

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the
following specimens:

Specimen Type: Swab
Supplies: M4-RT
Sources: Ocular,Rectal, Skin, Dermal, Mouth, Nasopharynx, Conjunctiva, Eye,Anus
Container/Tube:
Multimicrobe media (M4-RT) (T605) or other viral transport media (M4 or M5)
Specimen : Swab
Information: Swab with a wood handle has been shown to be toxic
to some viruses and is not acceptable for culture.

Specimen Type: Urine
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen: 1 mL urine

Specimen Type: Stool
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen : 5 to10 g
Minimum Volume:
Stool: 5 g
Urine: 0.5 mL
Stability: 7 Days Refrigerated

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated

Methodology

Virus Culture by Shell-Vial

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday; Varies

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

87254 x 2
LOINC Code: 43697-2

PDM

1659235

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Orderable Everywhere

Results

Result Interpretation

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