Test directory: Enterovirus Culture

Ordering Code 5869
Test Name Enterovirus Culture
Preferred Specimen Vesicular or ulcerative lesions, Rectal swab, Stool swab,
Stool
Preferred Container VCM medium (Green cap) / VTM tube or equivalent
Other Specimen/Container 1 mL CSF
Optimum Volume 3 mL
Handling Instructions To maintain optimum viability, place swab or fluid into VCM (equal volumes of fluid and VCM) or equivalent and transport the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible. Best recovery is obtained when the specimens are refrigerated at 2-8 deg C or kept on wet ice following collection and while in transit. If there will be a long delay before processing, specimens in VCM or equivalent should be frozen at -70 deg C or colder and transported on dry ice.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability Ambient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Frozen -20 deg C: Unacceptable
Frozen -70 deg C: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria Bacterial transport systems, Dry swab, Molecular transport systems, Specimens in formalin or other fixatives,
Respiratory specimens including sputum, Whole blood, Bone marrow, Serum or Plasma, Wooden-shaft swabs, Calcium alginate swabs, Received room temperature or frozen -20 degree C
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 10 Days
Methodology Centrifuge Enhanced Culture, Immunofluorescence Stain
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of July 12, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Specimen Source: ALL See report.
Enterovirus Culture ALL See report.