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Test ID: 800167    
Influenza Virus Type A and Type B, Molecular Detection, PCR

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

800167

NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

No

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Rapid detection of influenza virus types A and B in upper respiratory tract specimens.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/RNA Probe Hybridization
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Influenza A/B Virus PCR

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Flu
Flu PCR
Influenza
Influenza A
Influenza B
PCR
JC/PFLU