Quantitative Adenovirus Assay Better Informs Post-Transplant Care: Joseph Yao, M.D.
Episode 356 of the Answers from the Lab podcast, hosted by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, titled "Quantitative Adenovirus Assay Better Informs Post-Transplant Care: Joseph Yao, M.D." was published on June 17, 2025 and runs 12 minutes.
June 17, 2025 ·12m · Answers from the Lab
Summary
Joseph Yao, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new quantitative assay (Mayo ID: ADVQU) goes beyond qualitative testing to evaluate transplant patients for adenovirus infection. Adenovirus can cause life-threatening disease in immunocompromised transplant patients, especially children.(01:14)Could you give us a brief overview of this assay? (02:06)Can you explain the differences of the qualitative and quantitative methods and why we made the change to a quantitative adenovirus method? (04:00)When is this test typically ordered for transplant patients? Is it used throughout their treatment? (06:56)Could an immunocompromised person be unknowingly infected? (07:31)Is our quantitative method approved for pediatric patients? (08:00)How are the test results used to treat patients?(10:36)What other infections might providers consider alongside adeovirus?
Episode Description
Joseph Yao, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new quantitative assay (Mayo ID: ADVQU) goes beyond qualitative testing to evaluate transplant patients for adenovirus infection. Adenovirus can cause life-threatening disease in immunocompromised transplant patients, especially children.
(01:14)
Could you give us a brief overview of this assay?
(02:06)
Can you explain the differences of the qualitative and quantitative methods and why we made the change to a quantitative adenovirus method?
(04:00)
When is this test typically ordered for transplant patients? Is it used throughout their treatment?
(06:56)
Could an immunocompromised person be unknowingly infected?
(07:31)
Is our quantitative method approved for pediatric patients?
(08:00)
How are the test results used to treat patients?
(10:36)
What other infections might providers consider alongside adeovirus?
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