Use in immunocompromised patients if antibody response incomplete or lacking. Detection of EBV associated disease such as post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD).
Test should not be requested to screen for EBV infection – please see EBV IgM.
Container / Tube
Dependent on sample type:
EDTA blood samples – detection of systemic infection or monitoring of quantitative levels
CSF – meningoencephalitis
Tissue – internal organ infection
Collection Conditions
If delays occur, refrigerate at 2-8 degrees C.
Availability
Mon – Sat. Samples for same day testing must arrive before 9:30am.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Ä¢¹½tvÊÓƵ, LS9 7TF.
Turnaround Time
3 days.
Additional Information
CE marked sample types: EDTA and Plasma.
ID
3641