Test Code LAB957 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgM

Additional Codes

SQ : CMVMAB

Container/Tube Type:

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)
Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)

Collection Information:

Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum refrigerated in a screw-capped, round-bottom, plastic vial. Forward promptly.

Unacceptable Conditions:

Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.

Refrigerated Stability: (Preferred)

7 days

Frozen Stability:

Indefinitely

Ambient Stability:

Perform testing ASAP

Performed:

Monday through Friday

Analytical Time:

1 day

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

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