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Adenovirus PCR - Urine
Alternate test name
Gene name / Alternate gene name
Proprietary
Lab area
Microbiology - Molecular
Method and equipment
Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Expected turn-around time
4 days
Specimen type
- Urine
Specimen requirements
- Urine - 1 mL minimum for 1 test, 2-3 mL recommended for multiple tests.
Storage and transportation
- All specimens must be shipped on dry ice.
- Exception: Specimens that will arrive at SickKids within 24 hours from the time of collection can be shipped on ice packs
Special requirements
Requisition
Disease condition
- Hemorrhagic cystitis
- Severe and invasive or disseminated adenovirus infection
- Monitoring of transplant patients for early diagnosis of systemic infection
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