Nasopharyngeal swab. Place in 1-2 mL universal viral transport media.
Unacceptable Conditions
BAL, sputum, tracheal aspirates, and throat swabs.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: stable for 4 hours
Refigerated: stable for 3 days
Frozen: stable for 30 days
Performed
Microbiology Department
Test performed daily on all shifts. Reported on same shift received. During peak season, results will be available within 24 hours of receipt.
Performed
Microbiology Department
Test performed daily on all shifts. Reported on same shift received. During peak season, results will be available within 24 hours of receipt.
Methodology
PCR
Reference Interval
Reported as Detected, Not Detected or Equivocal
Interpretive Data
The Biofire FilmArray Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RESPP) is a multiplexed molecular test that will qualitatively detect and identify different respiratory pathogens simultaneously. The respiratory viruses detected include adenovirus, coronavirus (229E, OC43, NL63 and HKU1), SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus (with subtyping for H1, 2009 H1 and H3), Influenza B virus, human metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus (1, 2, 3, and 4), human rhinovirus/enterovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The bacterial pathogens detected are Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Please note a molecular test for Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 is available as a separate test code (FABRS, Lab 6420)
Nasopharyngeal swab. Place in 1-2 mL universal viral transport media.
Unacceptable Conditions
BAL, sputum, tracheal aspirates, and throat swabs.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: stable for 4 hours
Refigerated: stable for 3 days
Frozen: stable for 30 days
Performed
Microbiology Department
Test performed daily on all shifts. Reported on same shift received. During peak season, results will be available within 24 hours of receipt.
Ordering
Performed
Microbiology Department
Test performed daily on all shifts. Reported on same shift received. During peak season, results will be available within 24 hours of receipt.
Methodology
PCR
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
Reported as Detected, Not Detected or Equivocal
Interpretive Data
The Biofire FilmArray Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RESPP) is a multiplexed molecular test that will qualitatively detect and identify different respiratory pathogens simultaneously. The respiratory viruses detected include adenovirus, coronavirus (229E, OC43, NL63 and HKU1), SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus (with subtyping for H1, 2009 H1 and H3), Influenza B virus, human metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus (1, 2, 3, and 4), human rhinovirus/enterovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The bacterial pathogens detected are Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Please note a molecular test for Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 is available as a separate test code (FABRS, Lab 6420)
