Human herpesviruses 6, 7 and 8

Test codes:
S0043 - Ultrasensitive qualitative detection of human herpesvirus type 6 by real time polymerase chain reaction
S0044 - Qualitative detection of human herpesvirus type 7 by polymerase chain reaction
S0049 - Qualitative detection of human herpesvirus type 8 by polymerase chain reaction

Utilities:

• Help confirm the disease causing agent
• Help ensure that animal colonies are free of these viruses
• Early prevention of spread of these viruses among a colony
• Minimize personnel exposure to these viruses
• 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.

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:
S0043: Qualitative real time PCR
S0044 and S0049:  Qualitative PCR

Normal range: Nondetected