Adenovirus - direct diagnosis - PCR
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ADNVB
Clinic significance
In immunocompetent patients, adenoviruses can cause upper respiratory tract infections (pharyngitis), lower respiratory tract infections (sometimes severe), gastroenteritis (serotype 40-41 responsible for 5% of viral gastroenteritis in children), conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis (possible epidemics). After infection, the virus may be excreted for several months in the faeces and urine. In immunocompromised patients (especially after bone marrow transplants), disseminated infections may occur, with non-specific symptoms (fever, pneumonia, hepatitis).
Detection of viral DNA by PCR has become the reference technique for severe infections in immunocompetent patients and for the prevention and diagnosis of disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients.
Prenalytics
- Respiratory, eye, stool, urine, serum or whole blood samples EDTA
- Refrigerated
Further information
- The use of the S14UK transport bag is Mandatory.
- Samples (other than swabs) must be sent as they are, in sterile bottles, without transport medium.
- Swab samples require the use of a transport medium (viral) supplied in kit K1.
Specific equipment available
K1: Virus screening kit by culture or PCR
Documents to download
Methodology
Real-time PCR
Turnaround time
6 days
Pathologist(s) in charge
Specialty
Contact(s)
Dr Marie HERVO
Dr Secrétariat médical spécialisé Eurofins Biomnis
Dr Thomas BLANCHOT
E-mail(s)
Phone(s)
+334 72 80 73 99
+334 72 80 73 99
+334 72 80 73 99