Can swab samples eluted in the Elution Solution provided in CLIA waived kits be sent in for confirmation testing?
Follow the government guidelines published by your country for the collection, storage and testing of suspected influenza samples. In the US, CDC recommends that swab samples be collected in 1-3 ml of viral transport medium, such as M4RT or the BD Universal Viral Transport System. If you have already collected the swab in elution solution and the patient is not available for a second swab collection, send the residual elution solution sample for confirmatory RT-PCR testing, with a notation that the sample is in BinaxNOW elution solution. If your public health laboratory requires that the collected swab remain in the solution for transport, we recommend snipping the swab so that just the swab head remains in the solution and capping the vial for transport. Swab samples in elution solution are NOT appropriate for culture.
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