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Test Code LAB495 Rapid RSV Molecular

Test Performed By

Cayuga Medical Center, Main Laboratory & Point of Care (POC) at Urgent Care Centers

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

CPT Codes

87801QW

Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Collection Instructions

Nasopharyngeal Swab Collection

Source: Nasopharyngeal

 

Point of Care (POC) Sites: nasopharyngeal green culturette swab WITHOUT M5 media preferred

 

Main Lab: - nasopharyngeal swab WITH M5 media* preferred  (pre-made collection kits available in lab)

*If a nasopharyngeal swab is received at Main Lab without media, lab staff should cut the wire shaft of the swab with sterilized scissors and place it in M5 media under the biosafety hood.

Clinical and Interpretive

This test is useful in aiding in the diagnosis of a recent respiratory syncytial virus infection.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of human respiratory infection. It strikes most frequently and severely in the very young and is a common cause of bronchiolitis, pneumonia, or croup in young infants. Infections in older children and adults tend to be milder and to involve the upper respiratory tract. RSV infections are seasonal, from late fall to spring, and often occur in epidemic form.

Specimen Stability

Stability:

  • 2 hours Room temperature green culturette swab without M5 Media
  • 8 hours Room temperature green culturette swab with M5 Media
  • 24 hours Refrigerated green culturette swab with or without M5 Media