Test Code HSVGC Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Culture and Typing-LabCorp #008250
Specimen Requirements
Acceptable Specimens:
Vesicular Fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs, urine, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), autopsy and biopsy material, eye exudates, vaginal swabs
Specimen Volume:
1mL of fluid, or 0.5g tissue in Viral Transport Media
Transport Temperature/Stability
Transport Container:
Viral Transport Media
Preferred Transport Temperature:
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability:
Refrigerated: 7 days
Performing Laboratory
Laboratory Corporation of America