Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

Send to the lab immediately in glass slide holders
3. Repeat step 1 and cut or break the swab into viral transport
medium or have the patient gargle 3mL of sterile saline for
10 seconds; expell the gargle into a sterile container.
this is for a viral culture if the slide collection is poor
or if the FA is negative. The culture is not performed if
the FA is positive.
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Viral transport media
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 48-96 hours
METHODOLOGY: Shell vial
CPT: 87254; 87252
[VADEVC] ADENOVIRUS CULTURE
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Any specimen source in viral TM, urines and
stools do not have to be in viral TM. See
collection for nasopharyngeal wash and swab
COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS:
Nasopharyngeal wash + NP:
1. Draw up 1-2 mL of sterile saline into a 3-5 mL syringe.
2. Remove the needle form the syringe and put on a butterfly
with large tubing. Cut the tubing to a length of 2-3".
3. Place the tubing in the nasopharyngeal passage. Inject the
saline rapidly and draw back rapidly.
4. Inject saline and nasal material into the viral transport
medium. If viral transport medium is not available, the NP
wash may be added to 1.O mL of trypticase soy broth or
sterile saline.
Alternate NP collection instructions:
1. Insert a type 1 (NP) dacron tipped, aluminum-shafted swab
into nasopharyngeal passage for 1 minute.
2. Immediately following the removal of the swab roll the
swab onto the center of a glass slide. Keep the area
confined to the size of a dime. Do not leave any large
clumps of mucous; spread the specimen out evenly over the
dime size area. (This will make a maximum of 2 slides).
Send to the lab immediately in glass slide holders
3. Repeat step 1 and cut or break the swab into viral transport
medium or have the patient gargle 3mL of sterile
saline for 10 seconds; expel the gargle into a sterile
container. This is for a viral culture if the slide
collection is poor or if the FA is negative. The culture
is not performed if the FA is positive.
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Viral transport media
SPECIAL HANDLING: Refrigerate specimens after collection and
transport on ice. Indicate source
Any clinical history or differential
diagnostic information provided is helpful
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1-3 ML
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1-3 ML