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Test Code RESEXP RESPIRATORY VIRAL PANEL EXPANDED, PCR

Additional Codes

Primary Code Epic Code
RESEXP LAB3758

 

Performing Laboratory

University of Vermont Medical Center

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
*Viral Collection Kit (M6) Nasopharyngeal Refrigerate 2 mL 2 mL 1 mL 4 days
Sterile Container Respiratory Fluid Refrigerate 2 mL 2 mL 1 mL 4 days


*Additional acceptable media: CDC VTM, M4RT, UTM, PBS, and STM.
This test can be ordered as an add-on test up to four days after sample collection.

 

COLLECTION:
1. Insert the tip of the floqswab swab into a nostril to obtain a specimen from the posterior   nasopharynx.
2. Do not force the swab; resistance will be felt when the posterior nasopharynx is reached.
3. Rotate the swab and leave it in place for 10-30 seconds or until the patient coughs.
4. Repeat the process for the second nostril

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / 24 hours / Not available STAT