Collection Requirements

Sputum

Tube Colour

Yellow top universal

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: RBPNT2

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