HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV), QUANT, RNA, PCR

SPECIMEN: 4.5 ML PLASMA OR SERUM, FROZEN

MINIMUM VOLUME: 3.3 ML

CONTAINER: PPTTM OR SCREW CAP POLYPROPYLENE FREEZER TRANSPORT TUBE

TRANSPORT: FROZEN; SPECIMEN CAN BE COLLECTED IN PPTTM,SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE ,OR LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE. CENTRIFUGE SPECIMEN WITHIN SIX HOURS OF COLLECTION, REMOVE SERUM OR PLASMA, AND TRANSFER SPECIMEN TO POLYPROPYLENE SCREW-CAP TUBE, AND FREEZ.