December 2020—ARUP Laboratories announced the availability of a combined test to detect and differentiate COVID-19, influenza, and/or respiratory syncytial virus in individuals with respiratory symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The test can be performed on specimens collected using a deep nasal swab or on specimens collected from the back of the throat and the front of both nostrils.
“We are proud to offer this test, which is one of the first available to test for all four viruses,” said Adam Barker, PhD, director of ARUP’s COVID-19 rapid response laboratory. “This single test is a simple, accurate way to determine which virus is the cause of illness as the flu and RSV seasons get underway amid the COVID-19 pandemic.”
ARUP’s Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV by nucleic acid amplification test detects RNA from SARS-CoV-2 along with the influenza A and B viruses and RSV. The test differentiates between the viruses; it does not differentiate between influenza A and B.
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