On October 27, 2022, The Pennsylvania Department of Health released Health Alert 2022-PAHAN-668-10-27-ADV regarding increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus activity nationally and in Pennsylvania.
Brookside Clinical Laboratory, Inc. developed a Respiratory Assay via PCR that tests for Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV, Strep, and COVID using a single swab. The ability to test for multiple respiratory pathogens from a single swab can provide more accurate and differentiated results from patients in the acute phase of infection.
Brookside Clinical Laboratory, Inc. is doing what we think is best practices, based on CDC recommendations and Pennsylvania Department of Health, to prepare for a COVID-19 and Influenza season for our clients and their communities.