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Echovirus, serum-994

Test info

Test name:

Echovirus, serum

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Enterovirus RT-PCR
Enterovirus Real-time PCR

Tests included:

Echovirus 6
Echovirus 7
Echovirus 9
Echovirus 11
Echovirus 30

Specimen

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes at room temperature
Within two (2) hours of collection, centrifuge for 10 minutes at 3000 rpm
Transfer serum to a 12 mL LabCorp transport vial

Transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred) - 6 months

Ambient - 3 days

Reason for rejection:

Hemolyzed specimen
Lipemic specimen
Specimens with particulate matter or microbial contamination
Specimens outside of listed stability

Performance

Performing lab:

BioAgilytix via LabCorp (823361): R-NX

TAT:

6 - 12 days

Method:

Neutralization Assay

Clinical and Interpretive info

Reference ranges:

Echovirus 6: ≤ 1/40
Echovirus 7: ≤ 1/40
Echovirus 9: ≤ 1/80
Echovirus 11: ≤ 1/40
Echovirus 30: ≤ 1/160

Clinical information:

An Echovirus is a type of RNA virus that belongs to the genus Enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family. There are30 recognized Echovirus serotypes (1-9, 11-27, 29-30).

Mode of transmission: Fecal-oral route.

Enterovirus infections are common throughout the world. Virus watch studies suggest that 10 million to 15 million illnesses due to nonpoliovirus enteroviruses occur each year. Most infections are subclinical; clinical manifestations vary from mild to lethal and acute to chronic; associated with aseptic meningitis (mostly serotypes 2, 5, 6, 7, and 9), muscle weakness and paralysis, exanthems and enanthems, pericarditis, myocarditis, common cold, conjunctivitis, infantile diarrhea and acute febrile respiratory illnesses. The ‘gold standard’ for laboratory diagnosis of enteroviruses is cell culture isolation, followed by serotype dentification by neutralization assay.

Billing

CPT codes:

86658 x 5

LOINC code:

Result:
823362 Echovirus 6 5144-1
823363 Echovirus 7 41492-0

Tracking

Date created:

05/30/2019

Revised date:

06/23/2021

Review date:

08/18/2022