Enterovirus/Parechovirus PCR Feces

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Enterovirus/Parechovirus PCR

Ordering Recommendations
See Ordering Recommendations for Clinical Microbiology Testing to ensure requisition and specimen requirements are met prior to collection
Specimen Requirements
Type	Solid feces Watery feces
Container	Preferred Collection Container: Sterile, wide mouth screw-cap
Required Volume	Solid feces Optimal Volume: 2 to 4 grams Watery feces Optimal Volume: 2 mL
Stability/Storage	Refrigerate at 2 to 8°C if sample cannot be immediately transported to laboratory
Grounds for Rejection	Rejection Criteria of Clinical Microbiology Specimens 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	Coxsackievirus A or B Echovirus Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Picornavirus
Test Ordering Requirements
Forms Required	Molecular Microbiology/Virology Requisition Form #101061

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Laboratory Controlled Document LSM-302 v2

Last Modified: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |