RSV ANTIGEN
Name: RSV ANTIGEN
Mnemonic: RSV
Container: STERILE CONTAINER OR CULTURETTE
Handling: Specimen: Nasopharyngeal swab or nasal wash Stability: Swab: Ambient 1 hour
Nasal wash: Ambient 4 hr
Refrigerated 24 hr
Methodology: Immunochromatogenic membrane assay
Reported: Mon-Sun 4 hr Routine; 1 hr Stat
CPT: 87807
Department: Microbiology