Respiratory Multiplex
PCR Testing SA/NT

• Complete the Clinical Labs general pathology request form, requesting Respiratory Multiplex PCR.

• For the following pathogens, please specify if required on the request form: Bordetella pertussis/Bordetella parapertussis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and/or Human Enterovirus.

• Patients requiring Respiratory Multiplex PCR testing in SA and the NT can visit any Clinical Labs collection centre with a valid doctor's referral.

• Influenza A

• Influenza B

• RSV (A & B)

• Parainfluenza 1 2 3 & 4

• Human metapneumovirus

• Human adenovirus

• Human rhinovirus

• SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

If specified:

• Bordetella pertussis/Bordetella parapertussis

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• Human enterovirus

• Nose/throat or nasopharyngeal swab(s)

• If you suspect a lower respiratory infection, the appropriate sample is sputum for MCS. If the patient presents with symptoms of pharyngitis, obtain a throat swab for culture.