xTAG®

xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel: Comprehensive. Reliable. Fast.

Using xTAG RVP

The xTAG RVP assay can be performed at hospital labs, central labs, reference labs or public health labs that have the xTAG RVP reagents and a Luminex instrument. This section provides guidance on how to requisition the test and how to interpret the results.

What Patients Need to Know

Questions Patients May be Asking

What to Ask For

Interpreting Results

Case Studies

Atypical flu symptoms
A fifteen-year-old male presented to the ER with the chief complaint of altered mental status with flat affect, confusion and disorganized speech and behavior. Read case study

 
A one-year-old with congenital hydrocephalus presented to the ER with high fever. Read case study
 
 
High fever in an infant
A three-week-old baby was brought to the ER by his mother, who said he felt warm and was irritable. Read case study
 
 
A two-year-old girl presented with a two-day history of high fever (105°F) and rapid breathing. Read case study
 
 
Outbreak in the NICU
Recently, the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experienced an outbreak of a respiratory virus that affected about one-third of all babies in the unit. Read case study
 
 
Mysterious respiratory failure
A one-year-old boy had been in the intensive care unit for several weeks with respiratory failure and no other significant symptoms. Read case study

 

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