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Abbreviation: OPBF

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Stability: Body Fluid: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable Urine: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOPBF

Additional Information: Peak egg excretion occurs between noon and 3 p.m.

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: 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: CAURS

Specimen Type: E Swab

Tubes / Containers: Culture collection and transport system consisting of a swab and tube with transport media - BD ESwab collection and transport system

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCAURS

LOINC: 31208-2, 95765-4

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Specimens should be tested within 4 days of collection, or as otherwise indicated by testing laboratory.

Documents: Collection instructions

Abbreviation: CDIFD

Specimen Type: Fresh liquid stool/soft stool. Only unformed stools taking the shape of the container will be tested.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated stable 5 days, Freeze if not tested within 5 days

Tubes / Containers: Sterile container; no preservative

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCDIFD

LOINC: 54067-4

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: Micro

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily at 10am, 2pm & 9pm / Reported 1 hr after testing

Additional Information: Auto reflexes to C. difficile antigen and toxin.

Abbreviation: RCDIFD

Specimen Type: Fresh liquid stool collected in a sterile container.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated 5 days / Frozen if not tested within 5 days

Tubes / Containers: Sterile container; no preservative

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YRCDIFD

LOINC: 54067-4

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported same day

Additional Information: WILL NOT REFLEX (for clients that perform antigen/toxin testing in-house)

Abbreviation: HCVQR

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHCVQR

LOINC: 10676-5, 38180-6, 48767-8

Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Quant performed 2 times per week; genotyping performed Fridays

Additional Information: HCV Quant performed first, if no HCV RNA is detected, or viral load is <500 iU/mL, then genotyping will not be performed.

Abbreviation: HSDB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSDB

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

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

Abbreviation: HSVPC

Specimen Type: Collect: Bone marrow in EDTA, broncial wash/bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)/sputum, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), tissue (fixed or snap frozen).

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate or Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVPC

Volume: 1.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Swabs are no longer acceptable. Order HSVD for swab specimens. Tissue must be collected and processed using sterile technique, i.e., sterile blades, and containers.

Abbreviation: HSVD

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVD

LOINC: 20444-6

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-F / Reported 48-72 hours

Additional Information: Clinically suspicious herpetic cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions SWABBED and stored in BD UVT, Remel M4, Remel M4RT, Remel M5, Remel M6, StarSwab or UTM transport media. Preferred testing for suspected acute HSV infection. If pursuing antibody testing, preferred test is HSVGG.

Abbreviation: OPOX

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Viral Transport Media

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOPOX

LOINC: 31208-2, 41853-3

Volume: Lesion swab in Viral Transport Media

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 1-3 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3005716 SPECIMEN SOURCE REQUIRED

Abbreviation: CBBRP

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCBBRP

Abbreviation: TGPR

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTGPR

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate plasma up to 5 days and then freeze.

Abbreviation: HIVNGS

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: EDTA

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHIVNGS

LOINC: 80689-3, 11502-2

Volume: 2.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 4-10 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3003853. Please submit most recent viral load and test date, if available. Test may be unsuccessful if the plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load is <500 copies per mL of plasma.

Abbreviation: PAPRHPV

Specimen Type: SurePath Pap Vial

Storage Temperature: Ambient

Tubes / Containers: SurePath Pap Vial

Instrument / Location: BD Viper / PSPC

Host Code: YPAPRHPV

LOINC: 22637-3 *If reflexed to HPV add 82675-0;77399-4;77400-0;61380-2

Tab Assignment: Pap with reflex to HPV if ASCUS

PSPC Testing Schedule: Results within 1 -3 days from received date

Additional Information: Liquid Based Pap with reflex to HPV with Genotype 16, 18, 45, if Pap has ASCUS diagnosis. Please contact PSPC Cytology Dept. with any additional questions.

Abbreviation: FANEU

Specimen Type: Whole blood / Buccal swab (special kit) / Tissue or skin biopsy or skin punch

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: Sodium heparin

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFANEU

Volume: 2-5 mL whole blood / 5 buccal swabs / tissue or skin: >5mm3 tissue

Minimum Volume: 1-3 mL whole blood

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported 7 days routine / 1-3 days newborn

Additional Information: Specimens received after 48 hrs will be accepted but may have a higher fail rate.