- Test Method
- Real-time Taqman based PCR
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA)
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul of plasma or 2ml of whole blood
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 5 days
- Reference Ranges
- detectable from 500 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Target <500 copies/ml can be detected but not quantified
- Units of Measurement
- HIV-2 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Medicare rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), plasma, serum and CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul of plasma, serum or CSF (RNA tropism)
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 weeks
- Reference Ranges
- >500 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Sensitivity of assay is approximately 500 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- ViiV healthcare
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Real-time PCR (Taqman)
- Specimen Required
- ACD/EDTA blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200ul of buffy coat
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 5 days
- Reference Ranges
- validation in progress for limitations
- Units of Measurement
- Cycle threshold (Ct)
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), plasma, serum and CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul of plasma or 2ml of whole blood
- When Tested
- On Request
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 weeks
- Reference Ranges
- >500 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Sensitivity of assay is approximately 500 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Medicare rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis, Next Gen Sequencing
- Specimen Required
- Plasma, Serum, CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 2mL Whole Blood, 500uL or Plasma/Serum/CSF
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 Weeks
- Cut Off Lower
- Sensitivity of Assay = 500 RNA copies/mL
- Billing Advice
- Medciare Rebateable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Conventional PCR, sequencing and analysis
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), plasma, serum and CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood or 500ul of plasma, serum or CSF
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 2-4 weeks
- Reference Ranges
- >500 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Sensitivity of assay is approximately 500 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Medicare rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9525
- Test Method
- EIA,EIA neutralisation P24 Ag
- Specimen Required
- Serum, CSF, Cadaver, Plasma, EDTA , Citrate
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- 2x Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- HIV p24 Ag
cutoff value = neg control mean + 0.070
pos > cutoff value
neg < cutoiff value
equiv +/- 10% cutoff value
HIV p24 Ag (neutralisation)
neutralised; neg <50% inhibition
pos > 50% inhibition
- Units of Measurement
- optical density, S/CO
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Abbott Real-Time HIV-1 assay
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), plasma, serum and CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 350ul plasma, CSF & Serum.
- When Tested
- 1x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- 6 Days
- Reference Ranges
- 150-10,000000 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Target <150 RNA copies/ml can be detected but is not quantified.
- Units of Measurement
- HIV-1 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Medicare rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Roche Ampliprep/Taqman Real-Time HIV-1 Assay, version 2.0
- Specimen Required
- Blood (ACD or EDTA), plasma, serum and CSF
- Spec Type Min
- 1000ul plasma, CSF & Serum.
- When Tested
- Daily
- Turnaround Time
- 4 days
- Reference Ranges
- 20-10,000000 copies/ml
- Cut Off Lower
- Target <20 RNA copies/ml can be detected by is not quantified
- Units of Measurement
- HIV-1 RNA copies/ml
- Billing Advice
- Medicare rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Western Blot IgG
- Specimen Required
- Serum, CSF, Cadaver, Plasma, EDTA , Citrate
- When Tested
- 3x weekly
- Reference Ranges
- neg=no bands or reactivity to p17 only, no other bands, pos= 2 env bands (gp160 and /or gp41 and gp120) and GAG (p17, p24, p55) or POL (p31, p51, p66), Ind= Reactivity to any viral specific band (except p17) but does not meet the positive criteria.
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Antigen/Antibody CLIA
- Specimen Required
- Serum, CSF, Cadaver, Plasma, EDTA , Citrate
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- Daily
- Turnaround Time
- up to 3 days
- Reference Ranges
- CLIA
XL S/co >= 1.0 pos :
neg
pos > cutoff
.
- Units of Measurement
- S/CO
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Antigen/Antibody EIA / Manual
- Specimen Required
- Serum, CSF, Cadaver, Plasma, EDTA , Citrate
- Spec Type Min
- 500ul
- When Tested
- 3 x Weekly
- Turnaround Time
- up to 3 days
- Reference Ranges
- EIA : > cutoff = pos, equiv + or - 10% of cutoff, cutoff = neg
- Units of Measurement
- OD
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Real-time TaqMan PCR
- Specimen Required
- Any respiratory sample
- Reference Ranges
- 3-45 Ct
- Contact
- 9342 9628
- Test Method
- Total Antibody
- Specimen Required
- serum,plasma
- Spec Type Min
- 300ul
- When Tested
- Weekly
- Reference Ranges
- cutoff value = neg control mean + 0.2
pos >cutoff value
neg < cutogg value
equiv +/- 10% cutoff value
- Related Tests
- see under Human T lymphotropic viruses
- Contact
- 9342 9647 / 9342 9648
- Test Method
- Real-Time Taqman Based PCR
- Specimen Required
- ACD/EDTA blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200ul of buffy coat
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 5 days
- Reference Ranges
- >100 copies/million cells
- Cut Off Lower
- 100 copies per 10^6 cells
- Units of Measurement
- copies per 10^6
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625
- Test Method
- Real time Taqman based PCR
- Specimen Required
- ACD/EDTA whole blood
- Spec Type Min
- 2ml of whole blood (ACD/EDTA) or 200ul of buffy coat
- When Tested
- On request
- Turnaround Time
- 5 days
- Reference Ranges
- n/a
- Units of Measurement
- Cycle threshold (Ct)
- Billing Advice
- Non-rebatable
- Contact
- 9342 9625