Specimen Requirements

Title

Influenza A & B, AG

Specimen Requirement

Collect nasal swab in a red top BBL or M4 media viral transport. Refrigerate.

Methodology

Stability

Refrigerated: 72 hours

Reference Range

BY REPORT

Turnaround

1 day

Clinical Use

Rapid detection of influenza A&B viral antigens.

Test Code

FLUAB