West Nile Virus Nucleic Acid Test
| Profile or Test Panel |
Donor Battery
Cord Blood Panel 1
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| Also Known as (Alias) | WNV NAT WNV RNA |
| Indications | Blood donor screening |
| Method | Roche COBAS TaqScreen WNV NAT |
| Test Information | Nucleic Acid test for the detection of West Nile Virus in plasma specimen. |
| Sample Requirements | Dedicated EDTA tube for WNV NAT |
| Requested Volume | 6 mL |
| Minimum Volume or Pediatric volume | 3 mL |
| Sample Information | Further samples types and storage conditions: Sample Acceptability for Nucleic Acid Testing (LINK) |
| Shipping Information | Samples are acceptable for 5 days (living) or 1 day (cadaveric) at a combination of room temperature (≤ 25°C) and at 2-8°C. |
| Requisition Form | Donor Testing RFT |
| Transaction Code | 3078-08 |
| CPT Codes | 87798 |
| Test Schedule | 7 days per week |
| Turn around Time (analytic time) | 1200 PM Next Day; STAT testing available for organ transplantation |
| Report/ Results | Reactive or Nonreactive |