Due to improvement in supply chain, our GenMark Eplex Respiratory Panel, which is the test underlying UIHC’s Respiratory Pathogen Panel (Epic LAB8656), is available for ordering for both outpatients and inpatients as of February 21, 2022. The full panel as well as the Respiratory Virus Cascading Panel (LAB8657) are available without restrictions. Other respiratory viral testing remains unaffected by the current state of the supply chain.

If you have questions specifically related to this issue, please contact Bradley Ford, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Clinical Microbiology; (ext. 6-2990, bradley-ford@uiowa.edu; *8290).