FIRST, THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
At a glance.
- Specimen
- Swab
- Container
- Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM/VTM/SALINE/E-SWAB
- Required volume
- Confirm with laboratory
- Routine turnaround
- 1-2 days
Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
FLU (Influenza A & B Virus)+ RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Panel.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Panel contents
- Influenza A virus
- Influenza B virus
- Influenza A subtype H1
- Influenza A subtype H3
- Influenza A subtype H1 pdm09
- Respiratory syncytial virus A
- Respiratory syncytial virus B
Listed components come from the source record. Conditional reflex testing is only included where explicitly described by the laboratory.
FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB
Specimen & handling
- Specimen
- Swab
- Container
- Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM/VTM/SALINE/E-SWAB
- Collection instructions
- Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM/VTM/SALINE/E-SWAB
- Processing
- – Open the peel pouch – Remove the swab – Collect the patient sample using the swab – Remove the screw cap from the tube and insert the swab all the way to the bottom of the tube – Screw the cap on tightly to prevent leakage – Apply patient information on the tube label.
- Storage
- Refrigerated
- Stability
- Room Temperature: 2 days; Refrigerated/Frozen : 5 days from date of collection.
Technical information & codes
- Methodology
- Target Enriched Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
- CPT codes
- 87502, 87503, 87634
Codes are shown for identification from the source snapshot. Confirm current coding and billing information with the laboratory.
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