HIV-1 DNA and RNA qualitative detection by PCR, plasma-994
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HIV-1 DNA and RNA qualitative detection by PCR, plasma
994
LAB994
MSO
This is not the routine order and should be reserved for selected patients with these indications:
Virologic detection of HIV-1 infection in infants younger than 18 months of age (an age group for which serologic tests are unreliable) born to HIV-1-infected mothers
Early detection of acute HIV-1 infection in children and adults who may be receiving combination antiretroviral prophylaxis or preemptive treatment
Determining eradication of HIV-1 in individuals receiving combination highly active antiretroviral therapies
Frozen (preferred) - 35 days Refrigerated - 5 days
PCR testing cannot be added on to a sample that has been opened and/or used for other testing. If the sample has already been used for testing, a new specimen will need to be collected.