Sample type: Nasopharayngeal aspirates (NPAs)

Test name: Cytomegalovirus CMV(qualitative)
PCR (In house) a.k.a. CMV PCR

Condition / Indication: Lower respiratory tract infection

Sample required: LRTI sample e.g. BAL, Sputum

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number

Container: Universal (white top)

Ideal volume (mL): 500µL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Virology

Section: Molecular

Turnaround time: 3 days

Method:

HOLOGIC Panther Fusion