Vesicle fluid or swab, tissue, or skin scrapings. Swab should be rolled in base of fresh vesicle to obtain cells.
Patient Preparation
Collect vesicle specimen during first 3 days of rash.
Specimen Preparation
Immediately transfer specimen to viral transport media (ARUP Supply #12884) and refrigerate (extremely temperature sensitive). Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at 800-522-2787.
Unacceptable Conditions
Bone marrow, CSF, or whole blood. Calcium alginate, eSwab, dry or wood swabs.
Rapid diagnostic test with reflex to culture. May help to determine whether a lesion is due to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) or herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Remarks
Specimen source preferred.
Notes
If DFA results are negative or inadequate, then VZV and HSV cultures will be added. Additional charges apply.
Sensitivity of DFA methodology is dependent upon adequacy of the specimen. If the specimen contains fewer than 20 cells, then DFA results will be reported as "inadequate."
Performed
Sun-Sat
Performing Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Reported
Within 24 hours
Additional Technical Information
Time Sensitive
Synonyms
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection and Culture
Chicken Pox
Shingles
VZV Antigen Detection and Culture
Herpes Simplex Virus Antigen Detection, DFA.
Herpes Culture
Herpes Simplex Viral Culture
Herpes Zoster
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection & Culture
HSV 1 and HSV 2
Varicella Zoster Virus
VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus Antigen Detection
Legacy Test Number: 9560283
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection & Culture
Reference Interval
Negative
Methodology
Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) Stain/Cell Culture
87290; 87274; 87273; if reflexed, add 87252; 87254; 87255
LOINC
5882-6
5846-1
5849-5
31208-2
Collection
Collect
Vesicle fluid or swab, tissue, or skin scrapings. Swab should be rolled in base of fresh vesicle to obtain cells.
Patient Preparation
Collect vesicle specimen during first 3 days of rash.
Specimen Preparation
Immediately transfer specimen to viral transport media (ARUP Supply #12884) and refrigerate (extremely temperature sensitive). Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at 800-522-2787.
Unacceptable Conditions
Bone marrow, CSF, or whole blood. Calcium alginate, eSwab, dry or wood swabs.
Rapid diagnostic test with reflex to culture. May help to determine whether a lesion is due to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) or herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Remarks
Specimen source preferred.
Notes
If DFA results are negative or inadequate, then VZV and HSV cultures will be added. Additional charges apply.
Sensitivity of DFA methodology is dependent upon adequacy of the specimen. If the specimen contains fewer than 20 cells, then DFA results will be reported as "inadequate."
Performed
Sun-Sat
Performing Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Reported
Within 24 hours
Additional Technical Information
Time Sensitive
Synonyms
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection and Culture
Chicken Pox
Shingles
VZV Antigen Detection and Culture
Herpes Simplex Virus Antigen Detection, DFA.
Herpes Culture
Herpes Simplex Viral Culture
Herpes Zoster
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection & Culture
HSV 1 and HSV 2
Varicella Zoster Virus
VZV
Varicella Zoster Virus Antigen Detection
Legacy Test Number: 9560283
Herpes Zoster Antigen Detection & Culture
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
Negative
Methodology
Direct Fluorescent Antibody (DFA) Stain/Cell Culture
Laboratories.