Test Details
Methodology
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Result Turnaround Time
4 - 5 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Test Includes
Herpes simplex virus (HSV); varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Use
This test is intended to be used as an aid in identifying the specific etiologic agent of vesicular lesions; caused by either varicella zoster virus (VZV) or herpes simplex virus (HSV). It also differentiates HSV-1 from HSV-2.
Special Instructions
HSV PCR is a single test that both detects the presence of HSV DNA and determines which type is present in the positive samples. There is no mechanism, therefore, for testing for HSV-1 without simultaneously testing for HSV-2.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Swab
Volume
One swab
Minimum Volume
One swab
Container
Universal transport medium
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 7 days |
Refrigerated | 7 days |
Frozen | 7 days |
Storage Instructions
Room temperature
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139367 | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | 139163 | VZV Real Time PCR | 11483-5 | ||
| 139367 | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | 139332 | HSV-1 DNA | 16130-7 | ||
| 139367 | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | 139333 | HSV-2 DNA | 16131-5 | ||
| Order Code | 139367 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 139163 | |||||
| Result Code Name | VZV Real Time PCR | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 11483-5 | |||||
| Order Code | 139367 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 139332 | |||||
| Result Code Name | HSV-1 DNA | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 16130-7 | |||||
| Order Code | 139367 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HSV and VZV PCR Panel | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 139333 | |||||
| Result Code Name | HSV-2 DNA | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 16131-5 |