IMPORTANT! Pre-approval needed from state or local health department. Local or State Health Department. Send approval to
NPHL@unmc.edu or call (402) 559-9444.
NPHL has moved to an electronic ordering system, NUlirt, and it is now the preferred method to order all tests. Once ordered, print a "batch list" (see
NUlirt Guide).
Forms Required - Nulirt batch list or NPHL Test Request Form (completed in entirety) must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel and vaccine history. Testing
will not be performed without all required information.
Please call NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459 for further clarification.
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| Test: |
Mumps Virus Culture |
| Synonym: |
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| Method: |
Cell culture / Immunofluorescence |
| Availability: |
Daily; results within 10 - 14 days |
| Specimen: |
Saliva, Nasopharyngeal aspirate/washing, first-voided morning urine, CSF |
| Collection Device: |
Viral transport medium (for saliva), nasopharyngeal viral transport swab, sterile, leak-proof container (for urine and CSF) |
| Volume: |
No minimum |
| Storage/Transport: |
Submit specimens at 2 - 8 °C, do not freeze |
| Unacceptable: |
Dry swab, wood-shafted swab, calcium alginate swab, frozen specimen, leaking container |
| Specimen Stability: |
After collection: ambient, 2 hours; refrigerated, 3 days; frozen, unacceptable |
| Reference Interval: |
Culture negative for mumps virus |
| Reportable Disease: |
A positive culture is reportable |
| Comments: |
Specimens must be no more than 24 hours old and received at Regional Pathology Services no later than 1500 on Monday-Thursday. Due to specimen transport time, collection on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday is discouraged. Please call client services as soon as possible if sample is collected on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. |
| Revised: |
2/13/2012 |
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call
NPHL Client Services at (402) 559-2440 or toll free at (800) 334-0459.
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