1 viral transport or 1 mL aspirate/wash in sterile screw-cap tube or container
Specimen Retention
Specimen should be collected during acute phase of disease. Nasopharyngeal (NP) aspirate or wash, NP swab, nasal swab, bronchoalveolar lavage in Viral, Chlamydia, or Mycoplasma culture transport or other appropriate transport medium; sterile screw-cap tube or container for nasal washings or bronchoalveolar lavage