Human cytomegalovirus

Test code: S0031 - Qualitative detection of Human Cytomegalovirus by polymerase chain reaction

Utilities:

• Help confirm the disease causing agent
• Help ensure that animal colonies are free of human CMV
• Early prevention of spread of this virus among a colony
• Minimize personnel exposure to this virus
• Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from primates

Specimen requirement: 0.5 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) or ACD (yellow top) tube, or 0.5 ml serum or plasma.

For specimen types other than those listed here, please call to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.

For all specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit. See shipping instructions for more information.

Turnaround time: 2 business days

Methodology: Qualitative PCR

Normal range: Nondetected