Table 3.

Requirements for ordering multiplex molecular panels and comments included in report to facilitate interpretation

Panel	Requirement/Recommendations for Ordering	Comments
RVP	Recommended in immunosuppressed patients with high risk for respiratory complications, and patients with severe respiratory infections that need to be admitted	No test of cure, no repeats of negatives unless new symptoms Encourage no testing or use the rapid flu test if influenza is suspected
GIP	Community-acquired diarrhea of ≥7 d duration, travel-related diarrhea, severe presentation (bloody diarrhea, dehydration), immunocompromised status, or norovirus suspected	No test of cure, no repeats of negatives The following comment is included in each report: “No antimicrobial therapy is recommended for mild illness with symptoms <7 d”
MEP	High suspicion of infectious meningitis/encephalitis CSF with signs compatible with infectious process and at least 50 WBCs	If suspecting HSV, order the stand-alone HSV, which has higher sensitivity Culture must be ordered at the same time Likelihood of false positive, correlate with other tests and clinical presentation

Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; GIP, gastrointestinal panel; HSV, herpes simplex virus; MEP, meningitis/encephalitis panel; RVP, respiratory viral panel; WBC, white blood cells.