Test ID: ZH046
CPT code: 87529 X2
LOINC: 87431-3
Specimen Type: COPAN in VMT (swab)
Frequency: 2 – 4 days
Instructions: 1 COPAN swab in VMT; Refrigerated. Min 1 swab
Text: This test is intended as an aid in the diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections; it also differentiates HSV-1 from HSV-2. PCR testing of blood, serum, or plasma samples is clinically useful only in potential cases of disseminated HSV infection (neonates, immunosuppressed individuals), not as an aid in the diagnosis of either mucosal or CNS disease.
Methodology: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)