The South West London Pathology (SWLP) laboratory at Croydon Hospital will be the first in the world to use an analyser from the Werfen ACL TOP 700 series. The ACL TOP 570 has anew and improved design and can run more tests every hour.
Flu A
Category | Medical Microbiology |
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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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