Performed on patients that are both CMV IgM and IgG positive, low avidity indicates recent, acute infection.
Tube
Leeds – Red top, yellow ring. Serum sample.
MYTT – Brown. Serum sample.
ID
3703.
Turn Around
7 days.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Collection Con
Min volume 5 ml.
IP Routine TAT
7 days.
GP Routine TAT
7 days.