Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Culture and Typing

Synonyms

• CULTURE - VIRAL, HERPES
• HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS CULTURE
• HERPES VIRAL CULTURE RLX TO TYPING
• LAB946

Cerner Name

Herpes Viral Culture Rlx to Typing

Clinical Info

HSV culture is useful in verifying HSV is present within the vesicles.

Specimen Sources

Adenoids Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Aortic Valve Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right BAL Back, Lower Back, Upper Bladder Bone Marrow Brain Breast, Left Breast, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right CSF, Lumbar Puncture Cervix Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Colon Duodenum Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Expectorated Sputum Eye, Left Eye, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Frontal sinus Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Heart Hip, Left Hip, Right Induced Sputum Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Labia Larynx Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Liver Lung, Left Lower Lobe Lung, Left Upper Lobe Lung, Right Lower Lobe Lung, Right Middle Lobe Lung, Right Upper Lobe Lymph Node Mitral Valve Nares Navel Neck Nose Ovarian Cyst Ovary Pancreas Pelvis Penis Per Stoma Pericardium Peritoneal Placenta Placenta Pleura, Left Pleura, Right Procurement Prostate Prosthetic valve Rectum Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Spleen Stool Testicle Thyroid Toe, Left Toe, Right Tongue Tonsil Tricuspid valve Urethra Urine, Clean Catch Uterus Vagina Vertebra Vitreous Vulva Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Body Fluid Respiratory Swab Tissue

Specimen Volume

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Container

Viral Trn

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: VTM media
Body fluids and tissue samples may be submitted in viral transport media or in a sterile leakproof container.
Specimen:  Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
 
Acceptable Specimens:
Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), autopsy and biopsy material, eye exudates, vaginal swabs.
 
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated
Stability:  VTM/UTM/M4 transport medium
                       Refrigerated: 7 Days
                
Collection Instructions:
Specimen is best collected within the first three days after appearance of lesion but no more than seven days. After collection, remove cap from the transport media tube and insert swab aseptically into transport tube and break swab shaft. Replace cap so that swab will not interfere with closure and allow tube to leak. Label tube with patient identification and transport to the laboratory at 4°C.
Causes for Rejection: Bacterial swab specimen; specimen received in grossly leaking transport container; dry specimen; specimen submitted in fixative or additive; specimen received in expired transport media or incorrect transport device; inappropriate specimen transport conditions; specimen stored or transported greater than seven days refrigerated; specimen stored or transported at room temperature; wooden shaft swab in transport device; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and test request label.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

VTM/UTM/M4 transport medium
                       Refrigerated: 7 Days
                       

Methodology

Enzyme-linked virus-inducible system (ELVIS®). ELVIS® HSV was developed using a transgenic baby hamster kidney-21 cell line. In this cell line, HSV infection causes the expression of a beta-galactosidase “reporter gene”, and it is the expression of this gene that can be used to monitor infection by HSV. Cultures positive by ELVIS® are confirmed by immunofluorescent staining.

Days Performed

3 - 5 day TAT

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp

CPT

87255

PDM

6400115

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms