Specimen Requirements
Title
SARS COV 2 RNA, RT PCR (COVID 19)
Specimen Requirement
Collect nasal or nasopharyngeal swab using the Abbott Universal Collection Kit.
Alternate Sample:
Collect nasopharyngeal swab in M4 Media (no wooden swabs to be used).
Please ship immediately.
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Stability
Reference Range
Per Report
Turnaround
1-3 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
COV19