Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) by Quantitative NAAT, CSF
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ARUP Standard Transport Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: ARUP Standard Transport Tube
Minimum Volume: 2.0 mL
Unacceptable
Plasma
Specimen Stability
Ambient: unacceptable
Refrigerate: 5 days
Frozen: 1 month
Reference Range
Not detected
Methodology
Quantitative Transcription-Mediated Amplification
CPT
83516
Lab Handling
Transfer 2 mL CSF to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze. (Min: 0.8 mL)
Storage and Transport Temperature
Frozen
Turn Around Time
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-4 days
Test Alias
- HIV quantitative
- HIV-1 RNA
- HIV-1 RNA Viral Load
- HIV1 viral load monitoring
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1
- Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)