Virology
CONTACT INFORMATION
Staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Director: Ann Robinson, PhD, DABMM
PAML Virology is a full-service clinical virology laboratory offering the following methodologies:
- Viral culture
- Viral antigen detection
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to isolate or detect numerous viruses
- Viral antibody and viral load testing
- Nucleic acid amplified testing (NAAT) for gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia
- HPV DNA tests
CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES
Virology Update
PAML will discontinue Hepatitis B viral load testing by bDNA method (HEPBQT), effective 7/13/2010. Patients may be monitored using Hepatitis B viral load by PCR method (HEPBDQ). Please contact your PAML representative for information regarding rebaseline requests.
January 2010 Influenza Testing Update
At this time there is not much circulating influenza virus, and per this week’s update from Washington State Epidemiology:
All subtyped Influenza A Viruses reported to the CDC from Region X (WA, OR, ID, AK) during the past 5 weeks
were the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
Click here for more information
HPV TESTING
The latest recommendations from the Cytopathology Education and Testing Consortium (CETC), published in the June 25, 2009 issue of the journal "Cancer Cytopathology"
Click here to read "Statement on Human Papillomavirus DNA Test Utilization"
Click here to read "Brief Guidance...Appropriate Use of HPV by CETC"
Virology Test Menu
Direct Exam
Molecular Assays
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Infectious Diseases Test Menu
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SOURCES CODES
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