Test Code: NORPCR Preferred Name Norovirus PCR
No
< 14 days
Batched
< 14 days
Medicare Item
N/A
Test Tubes
| Image | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume | Tube Type |
|---|
|
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Vomitus | 10 mL | Sterile container 70 mL (yellow lid) |
COLLECTION NOTES
If vomitus has been collected for Norovirus then refrigerate at 4 C.
The referral laboratory will not perform Norovirus PCR on swabs. Only vomitus is accepted.
GENERAL NOTES
Test performed by Qld Public Health Laboratory only as part of an investigation of an outbreak of diarrhoeal disease.
