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General Information

Specimen Collection Guide

Order of Specimen Collection

Stat Testing

RRH Labs Critical Value List

Anatomic Pathology:

Aspiration Biopsy

Cytopathology

Surgical Pathology

Clinical Pathology:

Clifton Springs Hospital

Elmgrove Laboratory

Newark-Wayne Hospital

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RGH Lab at Linden Oaks

UMMC Hospital

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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code BDPCR Bordetella PCR Assay

Specimen Collection Requirements

Bordetella species PCR, Includes B. pertussis

Alternate Test Name: Pertussis
Dept: Microbiology
SPECIMEN COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS
Collection Container: VTM/UTM
Specimen: nylon or rayon tipped NP(Nasopharyngeal ) swab
Collection Notes: Collect a nasopharyngeal swab according to accepted collection guidelines and place immediately into UTM (Universal Transport Medium Tube).
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Specimen Volume: Preferred Volume :Nasopharyngeal Swab in UTM
Also Acceptable: NA
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Performed: Monday - Friday
Reported: Same Day
Methodology: Verigene® Respiratory Pathogens Flex Nucleic Acid Test,
Reverse Transcription (RT), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT: 87798 (X3)
LOINC: 23826-1, 29723-4, 45294-6, 62427-0
Reference Range:

Not Detected
Notes:

Storage Conditions:refrigerated (2-8oC);frozen (≤-70oC);

In the event a Bordetella pertussis “Detected” result is obtained, the result for Bordetella parapertussis/bronchiseptica Bordetella is reported as “N/A”.