Plasma collected in lavender (EDTA) or yellow (ACD) top tube or serum collected in gold (SST) top tube or whole blood collected in lavender (EDTA) or yellow (ACD) top tube.

Transfer 0.7 mL plasma, serum or whole blood (Min: 0.3 mL).

* Collection Instructions *

For CSF order test code 18901-BK Virus DNA, Quantitative Real-Time PCR, CSF and for urine order test code 16581-BK Virus DNA, Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Urine.

Plasma

• Collect blood in steril tubes containing EDTA as an anticoagulant or in plasma preparation tube (PPT).
• Collect whole blood ambient and separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection.
• Transfer plasma to sterile, transport aliquot tubes.
• Freeze and ship frozen.

Serum

• Collect blood in sterile tubes with no anticoagulants; serum separator tubes (SST) are recommended.
• Allow blood to clot at room temperature and separate serum within 1 hour of collection.
• Transfer serum to sterile, transport aliquot tubes.
• Freeze and ship frozen.

Whole blood

• Collect using standard procedures.
• Store samples refrigerated following collection.
• Do not freeze whole blood.

Plasma and serum

Ambient: 48 days

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: 30 days

Whole blood

Ambient: 48 days

Refrigerated: 8 days

Frozen: Unacceptable

• Dark green (sodium heparin)
• Light green (lithium heparin)