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
The reference range is determined by the performing laboratory and will show on the report.
Turnaround
2 days Performed Monday-Saturday
Clinical Use
Test includes:
Adenovirus PCR
CMV PCR
Enterovirus PCR
Influenza A/B 87502
HSV 1/2
Parainfluenza 1/2/3
Rhinovirus
RSV PCR 87634
SAR-CoV-2
Test Code
RCVD