Specimen Type:
Eye (conjunctiva), Genital or Rectal swabs, Tissue and aspirates added to Viral Transport Medium (M4) acceptable.
Collection Volume:
Swab extracted or broken off into viral transport medium (M4)
Cause for Rejection:
Specimen not in viral transport medium (M4), dry, in non-sterile container, QNS
Methodology:
Spin-amplified shell vial culture with subsequent IFA stain to confirm
Special Instructions:
Specimens in M4 must be sent on ice immediately to lab. Viral transport medium (M4) available from Virology (ext. 38576) or CCL ( ext. 38417) labs. Urine specimens are NOT acceptable. A negative result does not rule out infection. Positive results called.
