| Methodology: |
Target Enriched Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Performed: |
Mon-Sat |
| Reported: |
1-2 days |
| Specimen Required: |
Collect: UTM swab
Specimen Preparation: Sterile swab placed in a viral transport media in a sterile, screw top tube. Do not use calcium alginate swab or wood shafted swab. Specimen Source: Nasal . See attachment.
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 1 month
Rejection: Improper collection, unlabeled specimen, name discrepancies, specimen leaked in transit, Dry swabs, eSwab, Bacterial swab/Long swab w/Gel inside.
Performing Laboratory
Lincoln Diagnostics LLC, NJ |
| CPT Codes: |
87581, 87632, 87641, |
| PDF Documet(s): |
UTM_swab_collection_instruction.pdf
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| Test Pannel Components: |
•Adenovirus types A,B,C •Enterovirus group •Human bocavirus •Human coronavirus (229E,OC43,NL63,HKU1 types) •Human metapneumovirus •Influenza A - Human influenza subtype A,H1,H3 •Influenza B •Parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3, 4 •Respiratory Syncytial Virus •Rhinovirus/Enterovirus •Chlamydophila pneumoniae •Mycoplasma pneumoniae |