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Back INFLUENZA B ANTIGEN | |
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| Test Code: 224 | Specimen Collection: Swab |
| Component: Influenza B | Method: EIA |
| 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 B. | |
| CPT Code: 87275, 87276 | Testing Location: AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Swab or Wash VTM Refrigerated 24 Hours Refrigerated 24 Hours Frozen 7 Days | |