Pseudonyms

B.parapertussis

Collection Requirements

NPA or Per Nasal Swab, Respiratory samples in sterile container

Tube Colour

Copan Eswab liquid Amies, Copan Eswab VTM,

Test image(s)

Requires own tube?

Yes

Department

Microbiology

Availability

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Fee

Medicare rebatable Item No. 69510

Notes

SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A (H1, H3, H4 and H7), H1N1 (Human Swine Influenza) Avian Influenza (H5, H7), Influenza B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus A & B, Rhinovirus / Enterovirus, Parainfluenza 1, 2, 3, 4, Adenovirus groups B, C, E, some A, D, Metapneumovirus, Bordetella pertussis, B. parapertussis & B. bronchiseptica, Legionella pneumophila, Legionella longbeachae, Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Test code: RPBNT2

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