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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Medicine and laboratory testing are constantly changing. In an attempt to keep us all on the same page, the Laboratory Formulary Committee will be regularly sending out emails
with recent updates and guidances. Below is the short version of relevant change and attached is a more in-depth guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">COVID included in Respiratory Pathogen Panel</span></b><span style="color:black">: The molecular panel Microbiology uses to detect respiratory viruses and select bacteria (<b>Respiratory Pathogen Panel, LAB9285</b>)
is no longer being manufactured without SARS CoV-2. Therefore, <b><u>beginning September 19, 2022</u></b>, all Respiratory Pathogen Panel orders
<b>will include SARS CoV-2</b> within a new order code (<b>LAB9750</b>). Current panel results remain unchanged, but
<u>the SARS CoV-2 result will be included in the same report</u>. Stand-alone SARS CoV-2 testing is still available but
<b>is unnecessary if a Respiratory Pathogen Panel has been ordered</b>. Please see the attached guidance for more details and this link from our Epic team for a tipsheet:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.upstate.edu*2Ftraining*2Fintra*2Fepic*2Fdocuments*2Frespiratory_covid_19_pathogen_panel_upstate_system_update_bulletin.pdf&data=05*7C01*7CElkinsM*40upstate.edu*7Cbaf184d9fd2e4e8276f608da965532f9*7C5cf50a665e2641dd89f883cf73ffee98*7C0*7C0*7C637987589911949230*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=*2BBJrGGqeezKKJLsEWGD8mdBO8o5tPrvUvPab7xEBQpA*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!GobTDDpD7A!PBR-3e85EOMpuhTwd-w7sZiXMcE2TaT2zE8on-mclWr5IoYAziePiLR7al6cvVi2JgEgk7MvtuwHnhbKJNNTZI4Ggygj$">https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/respiratory_covid_19_pathogen_panel_upstate_system_update_bulletin.pdf</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">For prior guidances, please visit
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges__;!!GobTDDpD7A!fMqwKEI3JlieL_eF-Vo4vMVj2PNzfXcL0GsxYMLCbL6cXpbRqzmyQKWIxbV1BBgJ8OlmOsFv$">
https://upstate0.sharepoint.com/sites/LaboratoryFormularyCommitteeLabchanges</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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