Specimen Requirements
Title
Respiratory 4 Plex PCR Assay
Specimen Requirement
Collect a nasal or nasopharyngeal swab using the the Abbott Universal Collection Kit.
Alternate Sample:
Collect a nasal or nasopharyngeal swab in M4 Media (no wooden swabs to be used).
Please ship immediately.
Methodology
Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stability
Room temp: 48 hours, Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 7 days
Reference Range
Negative
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
This assay is intended for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of RNA from SARS-CoV-2, influenza A virus (flu A), influenza B virus (flu B), and/or Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Test Code
4PLEX