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Upper Respiratory Pathogen Panel
BRESP
Order Code
BRESP
Specimen Requirements
Nasopharyngeal Swab (NPS) collected according to standard technique and immediately placed in up to 3 mL of transport media (Viral Transport Media or Saline).
WASHES or SPUTUM not accepted
If storage is required, specimens can be held:
Room temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Biofire
Test Classification and CPT Codes
00202U