ADENOVIRUS ANTIGEN
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  MICROREQ.

MGH LIS Test No

  3474

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  MICROREQ.

Specimen Info

Type

  Swab  

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

  Viral Transport Media

Collection Info

  Conjunctival swab, Nasopharyngeal swab, Nasal swab,
or throat swab
 

Type

  Secretions  

Volume

   

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

  None

Collection Info

  Nasal or pharyngeal secretions
 

Type

  Stool  

Volume

  40-50 mg

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

  None

Collection Info

  Stool or Rectal swab.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Rapid Membrane-Based Immunogold Assay

Clinical Utilities
Aids in the diagnosis of conjunctivitis, respiratory illness, and gastroenteritis caused by adenovirus.

CPT Codes
87301

Reference Range
Negative

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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