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Flow Cytometry
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#ExistPerformed>
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Sun-Sat
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#ExistReported>
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1-3 days
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#ExistCollect>Collect: Bronchoalveolar lavage.
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#ExistTransport>Transport: 5 mL bronchoalveolar lavage in a sterile container at 2-8°C.
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
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#ExistPedCollectTransport>Pediatric Collection/Transport: 3 mL bronchoalveolar lavage at 2-8°C.
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
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#ExistRemarks>Remarks: Specimens must be analyzed within 48 hours of collection.
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#ExistConditions>Unacceptable Conditions: Ambient, frozen, contaminated, excess mucus, too few lymphocytes, and specimens greater than 48 hours old. Whole blood specimens (refer to 0095950).
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#ExistStability>Stability: Ambient: Unacceptable, Refrigerated: 48 hours, Frozen: Unacceptable *ExistStability>
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