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Notification Type
Back INFLUENZA A ANTIGEN & T348 INFLUENZA B ANTIGEN | |
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| Test Code:245 | Specimen Collection:Swab |
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| Collection Notes:Collect a nasopharyngeal swab specimen using a sterile cotton, rayon, opam, or polyester flexible-shaft NP swab; collect nasopharyngeal aspirate, or wash in a sterile container. Transport refrigerated (cold packs). | |
| Clinical Utility:Used to screen for presence of Influenza A and Influenza B. | |
| CPT Code:87275, 87276 | Testing Location:AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Swab in VTM Refrigerated 24 Hours Frozen 7 Days | |