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Collection Restrictions
This test is not recommended for outpatient settings or asymptomatic testing
Please call Microbiology with questions
Collection Requirements
Sources: nasopharyngeal aspirate, nasopharyngeal swabs, tracheal aspirate, bronchoalveolar lavage
Container: Universal Transport Medium with polyester swab
Turn Around Time
3-24 hours
Availability
Routine
Includes
Adenovirus, Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Chlamydophila pneumonia, Coronavirus HKU1, Coronavirus NL63, Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus OC43, Human Metapneumovirus, Influenza A, Influenza A subtype H3, Influenza A subtype H1, Influenza A subtype 2009 H1, Influenza B, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Parainfluenza 1, Parainfluenza 2, Parainfluenza 3, Parainfluenza 4, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, and SARS COV-2
Lab Processing Instructions
Refrigerate
Specimens must be received in Microbiology within 24-hours of collection
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Microbiology
Instrumentation/Methodology
FilmArray respiratory panel PCR
Reference Ranges
Not detected
CPT
0202U