Kgl005: Created page with "{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" | === ''Overview'' === |- |Department |Microbiology - Molecular |- |Test Code |BPCR |- |Synonyms |Bordetella, pertussis, whooping cough |- |Turnaround Time |72 hours |- |Stability – Add test | |- ! colspan="2" | === ''Specimen Requirements'' === |- |Specimen Type |Nasopharyngeal, Pernasal swab in Universal / Virus transport medium (UTM/VTM) |- |Specimen Transportation |ASAP to Laboratory. If there is a delay in getting sample t..."

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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" | === ''Overview'' === |- |Department |Microbiology - Molecular |- |Test Code |BPCR |- |Synonyms |Bordetella, pertussis, whooping cough |- |Turnaround Time |72 hours |- |Stability – Add test | |- ! colspan="2" | === ''Specimen Requirements'' === |- |Specimen Type |Nasopharyngeal, Pernasal swab in Universal / Virus transport medium (UTM/VTM) |- |Specimen Transportation |ASAP to Laboratory. If there is a delay in getting sample t..."

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{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
=== ''Overview'' ===
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|Department
|Microbiology - Molecular
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|Test Code
|BPCR
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|Synonyms
|Bordetella, pertussis, whooping cough
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|Turnaround Time
|72 hours
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|Stability – Add test
|
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! colspan="2" |
=== ''Specimen Requirements'' ===
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|Specimen Type
|Nasopharyngeal, Pernasal swab in Universal / Virus transport medium (UTM/VTM)
|-
|Specimen Transportation
|ASAP to Laboratory. If there is a delay in getting sample to the laboratory, please store sample chilled (2 - 8 degrees Celsius)
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|Preferred
|
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|Acceptable
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|Pediatric Requirements
|Nasopharyngeal, Pernasal swab in UTM/VTM
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! colspan="2" |
=== ''Clinical Information'' ===
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|Reference Intervals
|Results reported as DETECTED or NOT Detected for

Bordetella pertussis

Bordetella parapertussis

Bordetella holmesii.
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|Test Method
|Real-time PCR for the qualitative detection and differentiation of DNA from Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and/or Bordetella holmesii.
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|Advanced Notice
|Not required
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|Patient Preparation
|
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! colspan="2" |
=== ''Comments'' ===
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| colspan="2" |Influenza A/B and RSV, SAR-CoV-2 and Full Respiratory Multiplex may be carried out on the same nasopharyngeal swab.

Please note: Testing of the full respiratory multiplex assay does not carry the same turnaround times of the Influenza A/B, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 test(s) as the sample is forwarded to a reference laboratory.
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