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Extended respiratory panel: (Internal only)
EPIC
Diagcore: Respiratory Virus Panel
Section
Virology
Clinical indications
Extended respiratory pathogen screen for symptomatic patients with negative routine Respiratory Viral Screen (Specific request which must be discussed with infection control/ Microbiology Consultants)
Specimen requirement
Nasopharyngeal Aspirate (NPA), Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Dispatch and handling instructions
Coronavirus types included in assay are Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1, Coronavirus NL63 and Coronavirus OC43, Bocavirus, Mycoplasma pneumonaie & Parainfluenza 4
Turnaround time
3 hours
Synonym
Diagcore
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
No