| Area |
Health Science |
| Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
| Lab location |
NCBID Wallaceville |
| Test name |
Measles, mumps, rubella virus culture |
| Organisms |
Measles virus (family: Paramyxoviridae; Genus: Morbillivirus)Mumps virus (family: Paramyxoviridae; Genus: Paramyxovirus)Rubella (family: Togaviridae; Genus: Rubivirus) |
| Requested for surveillance |
yes
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| Notice required |
yes
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| Culture requirements |
Preferred specimens for measles virus isolation: urine, throat/nasopharyngeal secretions, whole blood (leukocytes), CSF, autopsy/biopsy tissues (brain, lung, skin), etc, during early acute phase of the infection. Preferred specimens for mumps virus isola
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| Media requirements |
Viral transport media
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| Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
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| Transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
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| How results reported |
Report will state viral culture result for the specimen
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| Referral link |
Form
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