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Abbreviation: OVPAR

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: Ambient: 9 months; Refrigerated: 9 months; Frozen: Unacceptable

Tubes / Containers: AlcorFix preservative; also acceptable, ProtoFix and EcoFix

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOVPAR

LOINC: 41852-5, 31208-2, 48767-8

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Order this test if the patient has had foreign travel or continued symptoms.

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Abbreviation: MICSS

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMICSS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: FMIC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFMIC

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MAL

Specimen Type: EDTA whole blood / 5 thin blood smears, air dried. Prepare within one hour of collection

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Special (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMAL

Volume: 5 ml EDTA

Minimum Volume: 2.5 ml EDTA

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: If whole blood transport to lab is > 1 hour , prepare 5 thin blood smears.

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Abbreviation: VCHS1

Specimen Type: Buccal mucosa, eye, genital, rectal, throat or vesicle swab, or bronchoalveolar lavage, tissue or vesicle fluid.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Fluid: Sterile container or Viral Transport Media Swab or tissue: 3 mL viral transport media

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YVCHSA

LOINC: 5859-4

Volume: Fluid Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL in sterile container

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0065065 Refrigerate up to 72 hours. Also acceptable: 3 mL viral transport media

Abbreviation: CMVVC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Lavender (EDTA) OR bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), throat swab, tissue, or urine.

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVVC

LOINC: 5838-8

Volume: 5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0065004

Abbreviation: HSVDF

Specimen Type: Buccal mucosa lesion, cervical or genital lesion, eye, throat or vesicle swab, bronchial lavage (BAL), tissue, or vesicle fluid.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated up to 72 hours - Can NOT be frozen

Tubes / Containers: Fluid: Sterile container or 3 mL viral transport media Swab or tissue: Viral transport media

Instrument / Location: ARUPvia RPS

Host Code: YHSVDFRPS

LOINC: 5846-1, 5849-5, 31208-2

Volume: 3.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0060280

Abbreviation: LEGDF

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLEGDF

Volume: Pericardial fluid, respiratory, or tissue specimens Fluid: Prepare two duplicate slides. OR transfer 1 mL fluid to a sterile container. Tissue: Transfer tissue to a sterile container and place on gauze moistened with sterile non-bacteriostatic saline to prevent drying. Refrigerate up to 48 hours and then freeze.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ASGA

Specimen Type: Serum-No SST Drug Le

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - Serum (1), Red Top (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YASGA

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CRYSPOR

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: Unpreserved-Frozen / Cary-Blair-Refrigerated 72 hours ONLY

Tubes / Containers: Unpreserved Frozen Stool (preferred) / Cary-Blair Stool Vial

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCRYSPOR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ****PLEASE NOTE****Cary-Blair specimens received in at PSPC on Saturdays may be too old for testing****

Abbreviation: EMAG

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YEMAGR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: SRHIST

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSRHIST

Volume: 3-5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed same day (M-Sat)

Additional Information: Testing performed at Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics.

Abbreviation: URHIST

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YURHIST

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-Sat / Reported 24 hrs after received at testing facility.

Additional Information: Viracor Test code: 30881/30882

Abbreviation: HIVAGAB

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHIVAGAB

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Specimen must not contain any particulate material.

Abbreviation: BDAE

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBDAE

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LEAG

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLEAG

Volume: 5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: EPDP

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YEPDP

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LYMPCR

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLYMPCR

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MEEP

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Screw Top

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMEEP

Minimum Volume: 0.4 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CTLGV

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Vaginal, rectal, cervical, urethral, genital, or penile swab with APTIMA Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit OR in Viral Transport Media

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCTLGV

LOINC: 31208-2. 21613-5

Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Mon, Thurs / Reported 1-5 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 2013768

Abbreviation: CGDP

Specimen Type: Swab / Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: APTIMA® Multitest Swab Specimen Collection Kit / Aptima Urine Collection Kit

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCGDP

LOINC: 21613-5, 24111-7, 31208-2

Volume: Transfer 2 mL of urine into the urine specimen transport tube within 24 hours of collection using pipette provided. Urine level should fall between the black fill lines on the transport tube label. Make sure cap is tightly secured to eliminate leaking.

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS

Additional Information: Results include: Chlamydia DNA and N. Gonorrhea DNA

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Abbreviation: TRIPCR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Aptima Swab/Aptima Urine: Ambient 1 month, Refrigerated 1 month. Unpreserved urine: 24 hours refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Aptima Swab / Aptima Urine Tube / Unpreserved urine

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTRIPCR

Volume: Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab in APTIMA Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit or urine transferred to an APTIMA Urine Specimen Transport Tube. Also acceptable, unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Unpreserved Urine is also acceptable up to 24 hours of collection. If unpreserved urine sent, testing will be changed to CGDPS and TVTMA.

Abbreviation: CCMVD

Specimen Type: Swab or Urine

Storage Temperature: Swab samples refrigerated up to 7 days / Urine sample frozen up to 3 days

Tubes / Containers: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected with a flocked swab / Urine - Sterile container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCCMVD

LOINC: 31208-2, 5000-5

Volume: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected w/ flocked swab in 3 mL UTM/VTM or 1 mL random urine

Minimum Volume: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected w/ flocked swab in 3 mL UTM/VTM or 1 mL random urine

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Test is validated for patients <21 days old.

Abbreviation: CMVDO

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Bone marrow, Bronchial wash/BAL/Sputum, CSF, Amniotic fluid, Body fluid, Urine and Tissue (fixed or snap frozen)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVDO

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CMVQB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVQB

LOINC: 72493-0, 72494-8, 48767-8

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.