Test directory: HSV Culture w/ Reflex to Typing

Ordering Code5219
Test NameHSV Culture w/ Reflex to Typing
AliasHerpes Simplex Virus Culture with
Reflex to Typing
Preferred SpecimenTissue, Nasal/nasopharyngeal swab or Endocervical swab or
Eye swab or Lesion (vesicle) aspirate swab, Urethral swab, or Vaginal swab or Rectal mucosa swab (without feces) or throat swab
Preferred ContainerM4 Transport Media
Optimum VolumeTissue: 1 gm
Genital, Respiratory, & Lesion Swabs: 2 Swabs
Collection InstructionsAll Specimens:
Indicate the specimen source on the requisition
Genital & Lesion (Vesicle) Swabs:
Do NOT use cotton or wooden shafted swabs for collection.
Handling InstructionsTissue: Place specimen in M4 media immediately and refrigerate. If specimen is to be sent frozen, it must be frozen at -70 deg C
Genital & Lesion (Vesicle) Swabs: Place swabs in M4 transport media immediately and refrigerate. If specimen is to be sent frozen, it must be frozen at -70 deg C.
Transport RequirementsOahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen StabilityAmbient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Tissue & Swabs: Ambient: 1 Hour Refrigerated: 2 Days Frozen: -70 deg C: 1 Week Frozen -20 deg C: Unacceptable
Raw (unpreserved) samples should only be Refrigerated and NOT frozen.
Rejection CriteriaRaw (unpreserved) stool, Dry swabs, Tissues or biopsies in formalin or other fixative, Calcium alginate swabs, Wood shaft swabs, Sputum, Bacterial transport systems, Molecular transport systems, CSF
Avail. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 7 Days
MethodologyCentrifuge Enhanced Culture, Histochemical Stain
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 19, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
SourceALLSee report.
HSV CultureALLSee report.