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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Clinical Virology Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt |
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Test name |
Human coronavirus (HCoV) PCR |
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Organisms |
HCoV (Family: Coronaviridae; Genus: Coronavirus) |
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Requested for surveillance |
no |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Clinical specimens: nasopharyneal swabs/aspirates, throat/nasal swabs or washes, tracheal secretions, etc. (Please provide as detailed clinical information as possible). |
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Media requirements |
Viral transport medium |
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Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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Transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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How results reported |
Report will state PCR results for the specimen |
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Referral link |