Test Code

• 5025

Test Synonym

• HERPES CULTURE, HSV 1&2

Volume

• 3 mL

Minimum Volume

• 1 mL

Specimen Requirements

• Viral Transport

Container

• Viral Transport Medium, M-4

Storage

• Refrigerated

Turn Around Time

• 3 days

Special Instructions

• Swab in viral transport media, 1 mL fluid, 0.5 g tissue in transport medium.

Additional Information

• Need to provide source.

Specimen Stability

• REF: 7 days

Reference Range

• Fasting	Sex	Message Lines	Ref Ranges	Unit of Measure
  		Method: Cell culture and identification using the Enzyme Linked Virus  Inducible system for the detection and typing of herpes simplex virus  (HSV)