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Flu A

Category Medical Microbiology
Reporting frequency 1-3 days

Additional information

The Respiratory viral PCR includes Influenza A, Influenza A (H1N1), Influenza B, Coronaviruses NL63, 229E, OC43 and HKU1, Parainfluenza 1, 2, 3 and 4, Human Metapneumovirus A and B, Rhinovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses A and B, Adenovirus, Enterovirus, Parechovirus, Bocavirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. NPA, BAL4, ETT4. Washings or a nasopharyngeal aspirate in the case of infants are better than swabs for recovering viruses from the throat; ask the patient to gargle with about 5 mL of sterile water for 10-15 seconds then spit into a sterile container.

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