Does Quest Diagnostics provide 2009 H1N1 influenza virus testing?
Yes. Quest Diagnostics currently performs the Influenza A H1N1 (2009) Real-Time RT-PCR test* at select laboratories in its national network. The company’s Focus Diagnostics business developed the test earlier this year. The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the test in July 2009. The test uses real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to target two separate regions of the hemagglutinin gene of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus to differentiate the presence of the pandemic virus from seasonal human influenza A virus. For more information, please refer to the Product Insert. The test is also available for sale as a test kit to CLIA high-complexity laboratories.
