Test Code VZVP Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), Qualitative PCR, non-CSF

Specimen Type
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), Tissue,
Lesion from genital, oral, ocular (eye), dermal (skin)
Container/Tube
Viral transport media
Offsite Collection Instructions
See UCMC collection instructions.
Turnaround Time
Testing performed within 48 hrs of receipt in Clinical
Microbiology Laboratory, Monday through Friday.
UCMC Collection Instructions
Specimen Source: Lesion
Specimen Collection: Clean overlying skin
surface
with 70% alcohol. Aspirate with syringe, curette the lining of
the
lesion, or obtain tissue biopsy
Specimen Transport: <2 hr ambient, 7
days refrigerated
Specimen Source: Tissue
Specimen Collection: Surgically obtained
Specimen Transport: <2 hr ambient, 7
days refrigerated
Specimen Source: Broncho-alveolar
Lavage
Specimen Collection: Aspirate through inner
chamber at bronchoscopy
Specimen Transport: <2 hr ambient, 7
days refrigerated
See Microbiology Specimen
Collection:
- Category “Tissue”, “Skin” Type
“Lesions”, or “Respiratory Lower” in
Table
1 BACTERIOLOGY,
CHLAMYDIA,
MYCOLOGY,
MYCOBACTERIOLOGY (AFB), VIROLOGY
Critical Results
VZV
DNA
detected by PCR
Fee Code
30187798
Synonyms
VZV
Varicella Zoster virus
VZV
DNA
Chickenpox
Herpes Zoster
VZV
PCR
DAY(S) AND TIME(S) PERFORMED
Monday through Friday
STAT DAY(S) AND TIME(S) PERFORMED
Not Available
CPT
87798
Method Name
This test was developed and its performance characteristics
determined by the University of Chicago Medical Center Clinical
Microbiology Lab. It has not been cleared or approved by the
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration. The FDA
does not require this test to go through premarket FDA review. This laboratory
is certified under the
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) as qualified to
perform high complexity
laboratory testing. This test is used for clinical purposes. It
should not be regarded as investigational or research.
This test is performed pursuant to a license agreement with
Roche
Molecular Systems, Inc. for the use of the Polymerase Chain
Reaction.
Reference Values
No VZV
DNA
detected by PCR