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Test Code LABHIVQN Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Detection and Quantitation by RT-PCR

Important Note

This is a quantitative test for ONLY HIV-1

Additional Codes

Test Name In Epic Epic Test Code Mnemonic

HIV-1 RNA DETECT/QUANT, P

 LABHIVQN HIV-1 Quant

 

Useful For/Utility

The HIV-1 assay is intended for use to monitor disease prognosis by measuring baseline plasma HIV-1 RNA level and to assess response to antiretroviral treatment by measuring changes in plasma HIV-1 RNA levels. Performance for quantitative monitoring is not established with serum specimens.

Method

Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Reference Values

Reference Value: Not Detected

This assay has a result range of 20 Copies/mL (1.20 Log Copies/mL) to 10,000,000 Copies/mL (7.00 Log Copies/mL) for quantification of HIV-1 in plasma.

Result Interpretation
Not Detected

HIV-1 RNA not detected.

<LLOQ

HIV-1 RNA detected but not quantified due to concentration being below the Lower Limit of Quantitation (LLOQ) of the assay (20 Copies/mL) or (1.30 Log Copies/mL)

20 Copies/mL (1.30 Log Copies/mL) >/= ULOQ to 10,000,000 Copies/mL (7.00 Log Copies/mL) </= to ULOQ

Detected and quantified.

>ULOQ

HIV-1 RNA detected. HIV-1 RNA concentration is above the Upper Limit of Quantitation (ULOQ) of the assay.

 

Specimen Required

Plasma (ACD, K2 EDTA, K3 EDTA, and PPT). Plasma must be aliquoted off of primary tube into secondary tube.

Specimen volume:　 1.5 mL (0.8 mL min) plasma

1.5 mL (0.8 mL min)　 plasma required for testing

Specimen Stability

Frozen (preferred) stable 60 days.

Refrigerated 72 hours

CPT Code Information

87536

Performing Lab

SMD Clinical Laboratory

Day (s) Test Set-up

Monday-Sunday