Specimen:

Whole Blood

Collection Medium:

Alternate
Collection Media:

Yellow top tube (ACD solution A), Red top tube

Minimum:

4 mL of whole blood

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Specimen
Instructions:

Also acceptable specimens:
  1 mL plasma or serum, CSF, BAL, Sputum or Urine in sterile container.

Analytic Time:

1 week

Reference Range:

<500 copies/mL

Interpretive Data:

The detection of adenovirus DNA is based upon the real-time 
amplification and detection of specific adenovirus genomic DNA 
sequences by PCR from total DNA extracted from the specimen.  A 
positive (Detected) PCR results should be considered in conjunction 
with clinical presentation and additional diagnostic tests prior to 
establishing a diagnosis. A negative (Not Detected) PCR result 
indicates only the absence of adenovirus DNA in the sample tested and 
does not exclude the diagnosis of disease.

Methodology:

Real-Time PCR

CPT Code:

87799