RESPIRATORY SYNCTIAL VIRUS (RSV) ANTIGEN
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   MICRO. RQN.

MGH LIS Test No

   608

Schedule

   Daily

Testing Time

   1 hour

Testing Lab

   Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

   RSV ANTIGEN

Specimen Info

Type

   Nasopharyneal aspirate, wash  

Volume

   1 ml minimum

Temperature

   Refrigerate

Preservative

    

Collection Info

   Greater than 1 ml of Nasopharyneal aspirate, wash or swab acceptable placed 
in viral transport media supplied by MGH laboratory; refrigerate.
Note: complete appropriate form:
      Inpatient:  Microbiology request form.
      Reference:  Reference lab request form
  
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Clinical Utilities
Nasopharyngeal aspirate

CPT Codes
87420

Reference Range
Negative

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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