Nasopharyngeal wash/aspirate or nasal wash/aspirate (NW) specimen collected by a healthcare professional.

An anterior nares (nasal swab) specimen collected by a healthcare professional or by onsite or home self-collection (using a flocked or spun polyester swab) or.

A nasal mid-turbinate swab collected by a healthcare professional or by a supervised onsite self-collection (using a flocked tapered swab) or.An oropharyngeal (OP) specimen collected by a healthcare professional or.A nasopharyngeal (NP) specimen collected by a healthcare professional or.General guidance can be found here: įor initial diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2, CDC recommends collecting and testing an upper respiratory specimen. Proper collection of specimens is the most important step in the laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases. A specimen that is not collected correctly may lead to false negative test results. This information is required for ELR (electronic laboratory report) data to be correctly routed to the appropriate local health department. When sending specimens for testing at references laboratories, the ordering provider must complete address, phone, and demographic information on the patient. To enroll your facility in the IL ETOR portal or if you have further questions, please email a ETOR project manager will contact you.ĪLL positive COVID-19 lab results should be entered as 'Novel Coronavirus 2019' case in I-NEDSS.

Once testing is complete, the laboratory releases results into the portal as a PDF which can be downloaded for quick access and follow up with the patient.Įnrollment and use of this system is critical to the Division of Laboratories’ ability to maintain quick turnaround times while increasing testing capacity. In ETOR, the submitter can view when the sample has been received at the designated IDPH lab along with real-time testing progress. The patient data is electronically transferred to the IDPH lab where the specimen will be processed. Once the submission is complete, the printed ETOR order form must accompany the sample to the lab. To improve efficiency across IDPH labs, the Illinois Department of Public Health has implemented the IL ETOR portal (Illinois Electronic Test Ordering and Reporting portal).ĮTOR is a web-based portal that will allow a submitter to enter all the necessary data to submit a COVID sample electronically on a laptop, tablet, or desktop.

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