| Area |
Health Science |
| Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
| Lab location |
NCBID Wallaceville |
| Test name |
Influenza virus PCR |
| Organisms |
Influenza A & B virus (family: Orthomyxoviridae; Genus: influenza A & B; Influenza A subtypes: AH1, AH3, AH5, AH7, AH9) |
| Requested for surveillance |
no
|
| Notice required |
yes
|
| Culture requirements |
Respiratory specimens such as nasopharyngeal aspirate, throat/nasal swab, bronchial wash, autopsy/biopsy, etc
|
| Media requirements |
Viral transport media
|
| Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
|
| Transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
|
| How results reported |
Report will state PCR results for the specimen
|
| Referral link |
Form
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