Molecular Respiratory Virus Panel
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How to Order the Test
Clinical Background
The inability to rapidly identify respiratory infections has been one of the most significant barriers to appropriate and cost effective care of individuals. In general, 70 percent of respiratory infections are viral, while 30 percent are bacterial. However, as little as 25 percent of viral lower respiratory tract infections are diagnosed. Growing evidence also implicates viral respiratory infections as the predominant risk factor associated with exacerbations of both asthma and COPD.
Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories (ADx) offers a comprehensive panel of clinically important viruses by PCR and array detection. The respiratory virus panel includes detection of 16 pathogen analytes:
| FluA |
Coronavirus 229E |
| FluB |
Coronavirus NL63
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PIV 1
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Coronavirus OC43 |
PIV 2
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Coronavirus HKU1 |
PIV 3
|
RSV A |
| PIV 4 |
RSV B |
| Rhinovirus and Enterovirus |
HMPV |
| Adenovirus B |
Bocavirus |
How the Respiratory Virus Panel is Used
- To guide diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in patients with respiratory viruses in the differential diagnosis of viral vs. bacterial infection
Related Respiratory Infection Testing
Real-Time PCR for:
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Chlamydia pneumoniae
How to Order
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Test code:
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RESPLX |
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Method:
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Multiplex PCR with Luminex based fluorescence detection |
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Reference Range:
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Not detected |
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Specimen requirements:
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Nasal Wash: 1 mL (0.8 mL minimum) in Saline |
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BAL:
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1 mL (0.8 mL minimum) |
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Nasopharyngeal Swab:
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1 mL (0.8 mL minimum) in UTM |
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Preferred Swab:
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Adult Swab - 403C; Pediatric Swab - 410C; Diagnostic Hybrids |
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Transport requirements:
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Specimens must be transported and stored at or below 2-8 degrees Celsius. |
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Turn around time:
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2-3 days; Testing Schedule: Oct - Mar: Mon, Wed, Fri; April - Sept: Tues and Fri |
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CPT code:
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87798 x 9 |
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