CMV Resistance: Ganciclovir, Foscarnet, Cidofovir-994

Test info

  
CMV Resistance: Ganciclovir, Foscarnet, Cidofovir
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
CMV drug resistance
CMV resistance
UL54
UL97
  
Ganciclovir UL97
Cidofovir UL54
Foscarnet UL54
Ganciclovir UL54
  

Detecting variants in the cytomegalovirus genes, UL97 and UL54, which are associated with antiviral resistance

Specimen

  
EDTA plasma
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gentle inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer plasma to a Screw cap transfer vial/tube (Mayo T914), labelled as EDTA plasma
  
  
ACD plasma
  

Yellow ACD (A or B)

 

  

Ambient (preferred) - 7 days

Refrigerated - 7 days

Frozen - 60 days

Specimens shipped at ambient temperature must be received within 96 hrs. of collection.

  
  • Gross hemolysis, lipemia or icterus
  • CMV concentrations to low to allow antiviral resistance testing
  • Frozen whole blood

Performance

  
Viracor via Mayo Clinic Laboratories (FCMVR): R-NX
  
Mo - Sa
  
4 - 10 days
  

Conventional PCR followed by genotypic sequencing

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

None detected

Billing

  
87910 x2

Tracking

  
01/02/2024