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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Molluscum Contagiosum Virus NAT (Referred Test) (Synonym: MCV, Water Warts, Mollusca) | ||
| Test Includes: | NAT/PCR | ||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB4159 | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Accepted Specimens: Lesion fluid and/or crust, scab, skin material, swabs (dry or in universal transport media), fresh frozen tissues (0.5mL), formalin-fixed or paraffin-embedded tissues. Collect lesion or crust material, scabs, swabs in a sterile 1.5-2.0 mL tube. Transport media not routinely required for swabs. Tissues: Fresh frozen tissues should be placed in plastic orange-top containers. Tissues that are formalin-fixed should also be sent in plastic containers and clearly identified as being in formalin. Paraffin-embedded tissues: Can be sent as entire blocks or four-to-six 10µm sections in a plastic tube or vial. | ||
| Transportation: | Ship as category TDG B: | ||
| Routine Turn Around Time: | 20 days | ||
| Testing Area: | Referred Out | ||
| Performing Site: | Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Calgary and Edmonton) | ||
| Additional Test Information: | Risk Group 2 Referred to National Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Contact Comments: | The virologist-on-call can be paged via hospital locating at the University of Alberta Hospital (Edmonton) or the Foothills Medical Centre (Calgary) | ||
| Last Updated On: | Friday, December 20, 2024 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Dec 19 2024 12:00AM | ||
