The article below consists of sections which can be a guideline for physician in diagnosing novel H1N1 influenza A
virus based on laboratory tests. The article starts with definition of confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1), preferred specimens, diagnostic tests for Novel Influenza A H1N1, role of rapid influenza antigen test, guide to request for testing for novel influenza virus to CHP-PHLSB, and operational arrangement.
In the preferred section, it is viewed with table with kind of specimens which mainly respiratory swab preferred, specimen labelling which must be labeled with 2 unique patient identifiers matching the information on the request form, and specimen transport. Other sections also has brief, detailed and clear descriptions.
Find complete Physician Guidance for H1N1 Laboratoric Diagnosis in Hospital Authority in 4 pages, 110 Kb of pdf filetype available to download (source: hkam.org.hk)

