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| 65200:RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) ANTIGEN DETECTION, RAPID | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | RSV | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Immunochromatographic Membrane Assay | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 12/30/2008 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 87420 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Nasopharyngeal Swab: using a sterile polyester swab, place the swab in M4/M4RT transport medium. Swab in 0.5-3.0 mL sterile saline is also acceptable. (M5 also acceptable but not supplied).
Nasal Wash/Aspirate: collect nasal wash/aspirate in 2-5 mL sterile saline and submit in a sterile leakproof container. |
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| Handling: | Refrigerate and send to laboratory immediately. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours refrigerated. Specimen unstable ambient or frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1-5 mL nasal wash/aspirate | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL nasal wash/aspirate | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated or on wet ice. | ||||||||
| Comments: | The BinaxNOW RSV Test is designed for use in neonatal and pediatric patients under the age of 5. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Bloody specimen; non-respiratory or lower respiratory specimen (sputum and bronchial); throat; specimen improperly handled or transported; leaking specimen. | ||||||||
| Negative | |||||||||||||||||||