Test directory: Culture, Virus, BF, Tissues

Ordering Code 6214
Test Name Culture, Virus, BF, Tissues
Alias Viral Culture, Non-Respiratory, Body Fluid, Tissue
Preferred Specimen Sterile Body Fluid
Preferred Container VCM medium (Green cap) or equivalent
Other Specimen/Container Sterile body fluid in sterile container. Tissue with saline in a sterile container.
Optimum Volume Sterile body fluid: 2 mL
Tissue: As much as possible
Collection Instructions CSF: Submit in sterile container (without transport media)
Sterile body fluids: For all body fluids, add an equal volume of specimen to transport medium (VCM or equivalent)
Tissue and biopsy material: Sterile screw-capped container with small amount of saline, no fixative or preservative
Requested volume is as much as possible.
Handling Instructions If transport time is >4 days, specimens must be frozen at -70 degree C and shipped on dry ice. Raw samples should only be refrigerated (NOT frozen).
Transport Requirements Oahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability VCM medium (Green-cap) tube or equivalent
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 4 Days
Frozen -20 Degree C: Unacceptable
Frozen -70 Degree C: 30 Days
Raw (unpreserved) specimens
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 72 Hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Rejection Criteria Ambient, Frozen -20, Wooden shaft and Calcium alginate swab,
Dry cotton swab, Transwabs or swabs in transport medium other than specified, Tissues in formalin or other fixatives, Whole Blood, Bone marrow in EDTA (refer to PCR testing), Semen, Sputum, Respiratory specimens, Urine,
Conjunctival, Oral or Genital lesion, Skin lesion
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time Up to 4 Weeks
Methodology Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), Tissue Culture
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of October 27, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Source ALL See report.
Adenovirus ALL See report.
Cytomegalovirus ALL See report.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 ALL See report.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 ALL See report.
Enterovirus ALL See report.
Varicella Zoster Virus ALL See report.