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What are the acceptable sample types for testing?

April 26, 2017acceptable sample Testing types

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What are the acceptable sample types for testing?

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Quest Diagnostics currently performs the Influenza A H1N1 (2009) Real-Time RT-PCR test at select Quest Diagnostics laboratories in the U.S. The acceptable sample types for this test are nasopharyngeal swabs, nasal swabs, throat swabs or nasal aspirates in viral transport media V-C-M medium (green-cap) tube or equivalent (UTM), or Multi Microbe Media (M4). If using swabs, use only sterile Dacron, nylon, or rayon swabs with plastic shafts. Do not use calcium alginate swabs, as they may contain substances that inhibit PCR testing.