Test Code INFLURNA INFLUENZA A/B RNA, RAPID
Day(s), Time(s) Test Performed
24/7
Collection Instructions
Direct nasal swabs should be tested as soon as poosible after collection.
If immediate testing is not possible, a direct nasal swab can be held at room temperature for up to two hours. If testing is delayed longer than two hours, please refrigerate, send refrigerated.
Visibly bloody samples cannot be tested.
Specimen Required/Volume
Nasal (flocked) swab- Minitip 100mm in transport tube.
Specimen Type
Nasal cavity
Method
Alere; Influenza A+B- Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology.
(NAAT)
CPT Code(s):
87502
LOINC
62462-7
Reference range
Influenza A RNA- Not detected (NAAT)
Influenza B RNA- Not detected (NAAT)