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Clinical Virology Laboratory

Area	Health Science
Lab name	Clinical Virology Laboratory
Lab location	Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt
Test name	Human coronavirus (HCoV) PCR
Organisms	HCoV (Family: Coronaviridae; Genus: Coronavirus)
Requested for surveillance	no
Notice required	yes
Sample requirements	Clinical specimens: nasopharyneal swabs/aspirates, throat/nasal swabs or washes, tracheal secretions, etc. (Please provide as detailed clinical information as possible).
Media requirements	Viral transport medium
Pre-transport requirements	5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
Transport requirements	5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
How results reported	Report will state PCR results for the specimen
Turnaround time	Contact the laboratory
Referral link	Form

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