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| Test Name: | Viral Culture,Rapid,Lesion |
|---|---|
| Test Code: | 186056 |
| Other Names: | N/A |
| Test Includes: | HSV Culture/Type, Viral Culture, Rapid,Varicella |
| Specimen Requirements: | Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, vesicular scrapings, pharyngeal and throat swabs, autopsy and biopsy material, vaginal swabs, Swab in viral transport media, 0.5 g tissue in viral transport medium |
| Container: | Viral, Chlamydia, or Mycoplasma culture transport provided by LabCorp, or other appropriate transport medium; sterile screw-cap container |
| Collection Instructions: | Specimen is best collected within the first 3 days after appearance of lesion, but no longer than 7 days. Do not prepare the collection site with alcohol or iodophors. After collection, remove cap from the transport media tube and insert swab aseptically into transport tube and break swab shaft. Replace cap so that swab will not interfere with closure and allow tube to leak. Label tube with patient identification and transport to the laboratory at 4(degrees)C. |
| Stability: | Specimen should be kept at 4(degrees)C (refrigeration) and transported to the laboratory within 24 hours of collection. |
| Rejection Criteria / Special Instructions: | If reflex test is performed, additional charges/CPT code(s) may apply. Submit one specimen per test requested. Specify the exact specimen source/origin (eg, genital lesion). Indicate a specific TEST NUMBER on the request form. Do NOT use transport device |
| Methodology: | Enzyme-linked virus-inducible system (ELVIS(R)). ELVIS(R) HSV was developed using a transgenic baby hamster kidney-21 cell line. In this cell line, HSV infection causes the expression of a beta-galactosidase "reporter gene," and it is the expression of th |