Last Modified:
4/11/2017 10:08:32 AM
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Frozen CSF in a Sterile Container
Collection Instructions:
If multiple Fluid or CSF test are being requested please specify order of importance
Minimum Volume:
0.3 mL CSF
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
48 hours Ambient
7days Refrigerated
30 day Frozen
Reference Range:
<500 copies/mL
Methodology:
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Clinical Significance:
JC Polyoma Virus (JCV) is the cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demyelinating neurologic disease of immunosuppressed patients. This test detects JC Polyoma Virus DNA in CSF. Detection of the virus in specimens from AIDS and other severely immune compromised patients may indicate disease. Serum antibodies are not helpful in diagnosing PML as antibodies are common in the general population. JCV can also be detected in the urine of 3% of pregnant women, but is not associated with proven disease.
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
2 to 3 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code:
16442
Alternate Test Names:
JC Polyoma Virus (JCV) ; JC Polyoma Virus DNA, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR,; JC Virus, PCR (Polyoma) CSF; Polyoma
CPT Coding:
87799
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