Specimen Requirements
Title
Respiratory Comprehensive Virus Detection
Specimen Requirement
Collect M4 media swab. Source is required.
Alternate collection:
3.0 mL Bronchoalveolar lavage/wash in sterile, leak-proof container.
3.0 mL Nasal washes in sterile, leak-proof container.
1.0 mL Nasal aspirates in vacuum trap.
Methodology
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stability
Room temp: 4 hours, Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 30 months
Reference Range
By Report *
Turnaround
2 days Performed Monday-Saturday
Clinical Use
Test Code
RCVD