Updated Test
Effective Date
12/19/2022
Included in Report
Updated Test
Specimen Information
Collect
| Previous: | Updated To: |
|---|---|
| Deleted: | Added: Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab. |
Specimen Preparation
| Previous: | Updated To: |
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| Deleted: | Added: Send a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab in 3.0 mL M4 media or Universal Transport Media (UTM) equivalent. |
Alternate Specimen
| Previous: | Updated To: |
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| Deleted: | Added: Bronchial lavage (2.0 mL) |
Minimum Volume
| Previous: | Updated To: |
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| Deleted: | Added: Swab M4 media: 0.6 mL |
| Added: Bronchial lavage: 0.6 mL |
Rejection Criteria
| Previous: | Updated To: |
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| Deleted: | Added: Sputum |
Stability
| Previous: | Updated To: |
|---|---|
| Deleted: | Added: Swab |
| Added: Room temperature: 7 days | |
| Added: Refrigerated: 14 days | |
| Added: Frozen: 30 days | |
| Added: Bronchial lavage: | |
| Added: Room temperature: 7 days | |
| Added: Refrigerated: 7 days | |
| Added: Frozen: 30 days |