Specimen Type:
One flocked swab in 3.0 mL M4 Viral Transport Medium collected from nasopharyngeal source.
Cause for Rejection:
Improper specimen type, improper storage/transport, improper swab, dry swab, swab not present, multiple swabs per vial, mislabeled, or unlabeled.
Storage:
Transport refrigerated required from off campus location. Upon arrival in laboratory, store refrigerated.
Methodology:
Isothermal nucleic acid amplification.