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Bordetella PCR 11365X
Test CodeBORD PCR
Alias/See Also
BORD PCR
CPT Codes
87798 X 2
Includes
Whooping Cough
Preferred Specimen
Minimum: 0.3 mL of Nasopharyngeal aspirate collected in a sterile vial, or nasopharyngeal swab collected in Liquid Amies collection tube
Minimum Volume
1
Other Acceptable Specimens
Nasopharyngeal swab submitted in a V-C-M medium (green-cap) tube, or equivalent UTM or multi-microbe media (M4), or eSwabs (Liquid Amies)
Instructions
Nasopharyngeal swab collect Liquid Amies or Nasal Wash 0.3
Transport Container
VSWAB
Transport Temperature
R
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Collection tubes with Amies gel or charcoal containing media • Samples collected using cotton or calcium alginate tipped swabs • Rigid shaft swabs
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
This test detects but does not distinguish between B. Pertussis and B. Holmesii.
FDA Status
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 1-2 days
Reference Range
| B. pertussis DNA | Not detected |
| B. parapertussis DNA | Not detected |
Clinical Significance
Bordetella pertussis is the cause of whooping cough that may occur in unimmunized individuals. B. parapertussis is a related organism that causes a similar, but milder, disease. Laboratory diagnosis may require both culture and serological confirmation, although culture is difficult.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute |
| 14225 Newbrook Drive |
| Chantilly, VA 20153 |
