Specimen:

Bone Marrow

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Adult minimum:  1 ml bone marrow
Pediatric minimum:  0.5 ml bone marrow
  Less volume may decrease sensitivity of assay.

Rejection Criteria:

Heparinized or hemolyzed specimens.

Analytic Time:

5 working days

Reference Range:

Negative - Parvovirus B19 DNA not dected by PCR
Positive - Parvovirus B19 DNA dected by PCR

A negative result does not rule out the presence of PCR inhibitors in 
the patient specimen or parvovirus DNA in concentrations below the 
level of detection by the assay.

Methodology:

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

CPT Code:

87798

See also:
Parvovirus, PCR, Human, Serum, Plasma, Amniotic, Synovial Fluid, CSF, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Ocular Fluid, Tissue or