- Test Name
- RESPIRATORY PATHOGEN;PCR
- Aliases
- Parainfluenza 1-4 (PIV 1-4), Parechovirus (PEV), Coronavirus (CoV, 229E/OC43/NL63/HKU1), Rhinovirus (Rhino), SARS-CoV-2 (SC2), Influenza (FluA/FluB), Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Enterovirus (Entero), Bordetella pertussis/B. parapertussis (Bord), Chalmydia pneumoniae (Cpneu), Adenovirus (ADV), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mpneu), Bocavirus (Boca)
- Provincial Mnemonic
- RESPP
- LOINC Test Code
- XNL00367-3
- Description and Primary Use
- NAAT detection of 19 respiratory pathogens including: Parainfluenza 1-4 (PIV 1-4), Parechovirus (PEV), Coronavirus (CoV, 229E/OC43/NL63/HKU1), Rhinovirus (Rhino), SARS-CoV-2 (SC2), Influenza (FluA/FluB), Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Enterovirus (Entero), Bordetella pertussis/B. parapertussis (Bord), Chalmydia pneumoniae (Cpneu), Adenovirus (ADV), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mpneu), Bocavirus (Boca).
- Reorder interval
- None
- TAT
- 48 hours
- Test Cost
- Not Determined
- Tier
- 1 - General Availability
- Ordering Requirements (Restrictions / Conditions)
Indications change during respiratory outbreak season
- Required Consultations
- None
- Algorithms and Guidelines
None
- Special Patient Preparation
None
- Special Collection / Transport / Processing Requirements
Nasophayngeal swab
- Criteria for Rejection
None
- Laboratory Service Area
- Microbiology
- Performing Laboratory / Site
- PHML only
- Last Updated
- 05-Jun-18