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Respiratory virus culture

Clinical Virology Laboratory

Testing will be performed only by request from a clinical microbiologist/virologist or infectious diseases consultant. Request form must include relevant clinical details and state the clinician who has approved the test.

Area	Health Science
Lab name	Clinical Virology Laboratory
Lab location	Wallaceville Science Centre, Upper Hutt
Test name	Respiratory virus culture
Organisms	Influenza A & B virus (family: Orthomyxoviridae; Genus: influenza A & B) SARS-CoV-2 (Family: Coronaviridae, Genus: Coronavirus)
Requested for surveillance	yes
Notice required	yes
Media requirements	Viral transport media
Pre-transport requirements	5 ± 3°C within 24 hours
Transport requirements	Send with ice pack via overnight courier to arrive within 24 hours. Do not dispatch samples on Friday, Saturday or the day before a public holiday.
How results reported	Report will state respiratory viral culture result for the specimen. There is a charge for the test.
Turnaround time	Contact the laboratory
Test form number	PHFS1020
Referral link	Download form