Synonyms
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name
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Herpes Viral Culture Rlx to Typing
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Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name
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Culture - Viral, Herpes
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Clinical Info
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HSV culture is useful in verifying HSV is present within the vesicles.
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Specimen Type
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Tissue, Swab
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Container
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Viral Trn
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Collection Instructions
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Container/Tube: VTM media (VTM/UTM must indicate on vial for Viral, Chlamydia, Herpes, Mycoplasma collection)
Specimen: Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Acceptable Specimens:
Nasal/nasopharyngeal swab, endocervical swab, eye swab or lesion (vesicle) aspirate swab, urethral swab, vaginal swab, rectal mucosa swab (without feces) or throat swab collected in 3 mL VTM( 1 mL min)
Alternative Specimen(s)
3 mL (1 mL fluid or 1 g tissue minimum) Bronchial lavage/wash or Nasopharyngeal lavage/wash • Fresh (unfixed) tissue collected in 3 mL VTM (1mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: VTM/UTM/M4 transport medium
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Sterile Leak-Proof Container:
Refrigerated only: 72 hours
Collection Instructions To maintain optimum viability, place swab into VCM (equal volumes of fluid/tissue and VCM) or equivalent and transport the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible. Best recovery is obtained when the specimens are refrigerated at 2-8°C or kept on wet ice following collection and while in transit. If there will be a long delay before processing, specimens in VCM or equivalent should be frozen at -70°C or colder and transported on dry ice. Storage or transport at -20°C is not acceptable. Raw (unpreserved) samples should only be refrigerated and not frozen.
Note: PCR is the preferred test for CSF (preferred specimen: 1 mL CSF submitted in a sterile, leak-proof container without transport media).
Reject Criteria
CSF • Sputum; Raw (unpreserved) stool • Dry swabs • Molecular transport systems • Bacterial transport systems • Tissue or biopsies in formalin or other fixatives • Calcium alginate swabs • Wooden shaft swabs • Non gel-based bacterial transports
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Transport Instructions
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Refrigerated
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Specimen Stability
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VTM/UTM/M4 transport medium
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Sterile Leak-Proof Container:
Refrigerated only: 72 hours
Collection Inst
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Methodology
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Culture- Centrifuge Enhanced Culture • Histochemical Stain
Monoclonal Fluorescent Antibody Typing
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Days Performed
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Culture- Monday through Sunday
Typing - Tuesday and Friday
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Performing Laboratory
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Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly
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CPT
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Culture- 87255
Typing- 87140
LOINC code: 41461-5
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PDM
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6400115
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Result Interpretation
No virus isolated
If Herpes Simplex Virus Culture, Rapid Method is "Isolated", the
Type 1, Herpes simplex virus and Type 2 Herpes simplex virus will
be performed at an additional charge
Results available : 4 Days
5- 7 Days Typing
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Forms
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