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Test Code LAB495 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Rapid Screen

Methodology

Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassay

Performing Laboratory

SPH-STH-LDH-CUH

Specimen Requirements

Freshly collected flexible minitip flocked swab specimen is required.  Collection swabs should be obtained from the testing laboratory.

    1. Insert the swab into one nostril of the patient, reaching the surface of the posterior nasopharynx.
    2. Rotate the swab over the surface of the posterior nasopharynx.

Inadequate specimen collection or improper specimen handling and/or transport may yield a false negative result.

Cotton tip swabs, swabs with wood shafts, and calcium alginate swabs are not acceptable.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87420

Specimen Transport & Storage

Swab sample should be collected and tested within one hour.