Result Test Name
QUEST SOURCE
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123013231
Laboratory Test Name
QUEST PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS ANTIGEN DETECTION DFA
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
31208-2
Collection Container
VTM Viral Transport Media
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Preferred: 3 mL (1 mL minimum) nasopharyngeal aspirate/wash or nasopharyngeal swab collected in VCM medium or equivalent Acceptable: Bronchial lavage/wash collected in VCM medium or equivalent Reject Criteria: Dry swabs; nasal smear; non-respiratory specimens; received in formalin or other fixatives; received in non-viral transport medium such as nucleic acid or bacterial transport media; sputum; throat swabs; unpreserved samples NOTE: NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE: Throat swab nasal swab and raw (unpreserved) specimens. Minimum Volume 1 mL Collection Instructions Specimen in equal volume of VCM or equivalent transport medium or in a sterile container. Swabs in VCM or equivalent. To maintain optimum viability place swab or fluid into VCM (equal volumes of fluid and VCM) or equivalent and transport the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible. Best recovery is obtained when the specimens are refrigerated at 2-8? C or kept on wet ice following collection and while in transit. If there will be a long delay before processing specimens in VCM or equivalent should be frozen at -70? C or colder and transported on dry ice.
Container Temp
Refrigerated (3)
Container Volume
1.000
Test Info
-
Shipping Instructions
Note: Slides are no longer acceptable. Throat swab nasal swab and raw (unpreserved) specimens are no longer acceptable Transport Container VCM medium (green-cap) tube or equivalent Transport Temperature Refrigerated (cold packs) Specimen Stability VCM medium (green-cap) tube or equivalent Refrigerated: 4 days Frozen -70? C: 30 days Room temperature: Unacceptable Frozen -20? C: Unacceptable