General Viral Culture, Routine Viral Culture
16 days
Inoculation of specimen into cell cultures, incubation of cultures, observation for characteristic cytopathic effect, and identification by DFA or other methods
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Cultures sample to detect viral infections.
Blood CSF dermal ocular genital mucosal oral rectal respiratory stool tissue Urine or biopsy
1 mL fluid, one swab in viral transport
Viral, Chlamydia, or MycoPlasma culture transport provided by LabCorp, or other appropriate transport medium, sterile screw-cap tube or container for fluids, feces, nasal washings, urine, or biopsy (no preservative), green-top (heparin) tube for blood, bone marrow, and buffy coat
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | Contact Technical Support |
| Refrigerated | Contact Technical Support |