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HelpTest Code APPG Atypical Pneumonia Panel
Preferred Specimen
Universal Transport Medium (UTM). FDA approved for nasopharyngeal swab.
USEFUL FOR:
Further screening of admitted/inpatients after COVID/FLU/RSV PCR has been performed and is negative. Tests for Adenovirus, Coronaviruses (not SARS-CoV2), Human Metapneumovirus, Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Parainfluenzas, Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetela pertussis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, as well as Influenza A and B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and SARS-CoV-2.
Transport
Routine courier pick-up
Cutoff Time
None
Department
Rochester General Hospital Microbiology
Turn around time
Stat- N/A
Routine - < 4 hours after receipt at RGH Microbiology.
Methodology
PCR - based multiplexed nucleic acid test
Specimen Requirements
Refrigerated (preferred) = 3 days
Frozen = 30 days