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Department: Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM), St. Joseph’s Health Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, Providence Healthcare
Document Name: COVID-19 Sample Collection Kits, Test Ordering and Collection Instructions
PHOL requisition is only required if the test cannot be ordered in Soarian or Sunrise e.g. for outpatients in Dialysis Unit)
Recommended Specimens for Collection for Swab Type 9:
One Nasopharyngeal swab in the Norgen transport medium
If unable to obtain, collect one Throat swab in the Norgen transport medium
Please be aware that a NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB (or throat) is recommended for the ESBE EZpro Swab included in this sample
collection kit
Contents of Kit #10:
1. One ESBE EZpro Nasopharyngeal Swab kit (includes 1 flocked tip swab and 1 clear EZpro transport medium)
Use the included flocked tip swab for Nasopharyngeal collection
Once collected place the swab in the EZpro transport medium
2. Instructions for specimen collection
3. PHOL requisition (COVID-19 “Nasopharyngeal/Deep Nasal Swab” order should be used to order the Nasopharyngeal collection in Soarian or Sunrise. A
PHOL requisition is only required if the test cannot be ordered in Soarian or Sunrise e.g. for outpatients in Dialysis Unit).
Recommended Specimens for Collection for Swab Type 10:
One Nasopharyngeal swab in the EZpro transport medium
If unable to obtain, collect one Throat swab in the EZpro transport medium
Please be aware that a NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB (or throat) is recommended for the Swab included in this sample
collection kit
Contents of Kit #11:
1. One Yocon Viral Transport Medium Nasopharyngeal Swab kit (includes 1 single flocked swab and 1 Yocon Viral Transport Medium)
Use the included flocked swab for Nasopharyngeal collection
Once collected place the swab in the Yocon Viral Transport Medium
2. Instructions for specimen collection
3. PHOL requisition (COVID-19 “Nasopharyngeal/Deep Nasal Swab” order should be used to order the Nasopharyngeal collection in Soarian or Sunrise. A
Version: 11.0
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Effective Date: August 1 , 2020
Approving Authority: Dr. Yan Chen (Medical Microbiologist, DLM) Page 10 of 14