Department:
Microbiology
Laboratory:
Microbiology
Tube Colour:
Copan Eswab liquid Amies
Copan Eswab VTM
Yellow Top Universal Container
Pseudonyms:
Coronavirus, HKU1, NL63, 229E, OC34
Test Code:
COVPCR
Availability:
Daily (Mon - Sun)
Collection Requirements:
Nasopharyngeal swab, Nasopharyngeal aspirate, Nasal swab, Throat swab, Sputum, Tracheal aspirate, Bronchial washing, BAL
Requires own tube?:
Yes
Internal Spec Code:
SW, SP, TA, BAL, BW
