Select a language:

Mumps PCR

TEST NAME Mumps PCR
DEPARTMENT VIRO
TESTS V12
DESCRIPTION For primary diagnosis of acute Mumps infection
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS

SPECIMEN: Buccal Swab

CONTAINER: UTM or VTM transport vial

COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Public Health Communicable Disease Control Division at (714) 834-8180 for testing approval prior to submission. See virology specimen collection guide for details.

TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Transport to laboratory at 2-8°C as soon as possible.

TURNAROUND TIME (TAT)

72 hours

REFERENCE RANGE Negative
TEST METHOD Real Time RT-PCR, CDC/VRDL
CPT CODES

87798