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PageTopContent Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Test Catalogue FloatingContent2Body FloatingContent1 PageMiddleContent ​Cytomegalovirus PCR (CMV)  Body Fluid Clinical Microbiology ​Ordering Recommendations ​See Ordering Recommendations for Clinical Microbiology Testing to ensure requisition and specimen requirements are met prior to collection ​Specimen Requirements​ Type​ ​Sterile, other than blood, CSF or urine ​Container ​Preferred Collection Container: Sterile, wide mouth screw-cap Alternative Collection Container: Sterile, black screw-cap, round bottom tube ​Required Volume Optimal Volume: 2 mL Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL (Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection) ​Stability/Storage Refrigerate at 2 to 8°C if sample cannot be immediately transported to laboratory Grounds for Rejection​ ​Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria    Testing Information​ ​ Availability​ ​Division of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Hours of Operation STAT requests outside of these hours must be approved by the Microbiologist-on-call at 306-655-1000 Testing Site​ ​RUH Results Reporting​ Critical and Semi-Urgent Values Notifications Chart for Clinical Microbiology Anticipated Reporting Times for Clinical Microbiology Results ​Clinical Interpretation ​Methodology and Clinical Interpretation for Microbiology Testing ​Specimen Retention ​Specimen Retention Times for Clinical Microbiology ​Alternate Test Names Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Human Herpesvirus-5 (HHV-5) Test Ordering Requirements​ Forms Required ​Molecular Microbiology/Virology Requisition Form #101061   PageBottomContent ​If you choose to print this information, it is valid only on date of print. Laboratory Controlled Document LSM-509 v2

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