Test ID: ZH375
CPT code: 87536
LOINC:
Specimen Type: LAV (EDTA)
Frequency: 5-13 days. Additional 10 days if reflex to GenoSureMG
Instructions: 6 mL Plasma from Lav (EDTA).Frozen . Min 4 mL.
Text: Detect and quantitate HIV-1 in plasma with reflex to genotype if viral load is >500 copies/mL. GenoSure® MG test detects mutations in the HIV viral genes that encode the HIV protease and polymerase (reverse transcriptase). Mutations in these genes have been associated with resistance to antiretroviral drugs.
Methodology: Cobas(R) AmpliPrep/Cobas(R) TaqMan(R) HIV-1 Test,Version 2.0