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Adenovirus - direct diagnosis - PCR

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Eurofins Biomnis code

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
Biomnis Lyon
Specialty
Infectious
Contact(s)
Dr Anaïs SOARES
Dr Marie HERVO
Dr Secrétariat médical spécialisé Eurofins Biomnis
Dr Thomas BLANCHOT
Phone(s)
+334 72 80 73 99
+334 72 80 73 99
+334 72 80 73 99
+334 72 80 73 99