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Unit Code 91553:
B. Pertussis/Parapertussis Direct Detection

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Specimen Required

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

 

Nasopharyngeal swab in non-charcoal medium

 

 

2 Smears:  air-dried and heat-fixed

Transport Temperature

Ambient OK/Refrig NO/Frozen NO

Reject Due To

Specimens Other Than:                 Nasopharyngeal swab, air-dried

                                                                and heat-fixed smears   

Anticoagulants Other Than:           N/A

Hemolysis:                                          N/A

Thawing:                                              Warm OK; Cold Reject

Lipemia:                                               N/A

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Friday

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