Collection Requirements
Sputum
Tube Colour
Yellow top universal
Test image(s)
Requires own tube?
Yes
Department
MicrobiologyAvailability
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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