2470 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Panel [DFA]

Specimen:

Collect:

Nasopharyngeal Swab

Also Acceptable
Aspirate
Washing

Submit:

Nasopharyngeal Swab in Viral Transport Media. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable
Aspirate in Viral Transport Media. Submit Refrigerated.
Washing in Viral Transport Media. Submit Refrigerated.

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Direct Fluorescent Assay (DFA)

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87260	87275
87276	87280
87279x3

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2471 - ADENOVIRUS	2474 - INFLUENZA A
2475 - INFLUENZA B	2476 - PARAINFLUENZA 1
2477 - PARAINFLUENZA 2	2478 - PARAINFLUENZA 3
2464 - RSV