Microbiology
Urethritis (Culture – Isolation) (For clinical culture studies see Gonorrhea Culture (Isolation) For probe testing, see Gonorrhea (Culture – Genetic Probe)
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Test Includes: Culture, Conventional biochemicals
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Reporting
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Results Available: 3-10 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: Culture, Conventional biochemicals
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Turnaround Time: 3-10 days
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Reference Range: Negative for N. gonorrhoeae
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Limitations: organism must be viable
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: urethral
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Sample Type: urethral swab, endocervical swab
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: urethral swab, endocervical swab
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions:
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Diagnostic Information: For clinical culture studies see Gonorrhea Culture (Isolation) For probe testing, see Gonorrhea (Culture – Genetic Probe).
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature:
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Shipping Requirements:
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87070, 87590, 87591
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Varicella (Culture – Identification)
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Test Includes: Immunofluorescence
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Reporting
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Results Available: 2-14 days
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Contact #s: 512-458-7594
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Reference
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Method: Immunofluorescence
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Turnaround Time: 2-14 days
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Reference Range: By report
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Limitations:
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type:
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Volume/Amount Required: Fill monolayer tube with media if transporting at ambient temperature. If transporting on dry ice, send 1-2 mLs.
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Preferred Specimen: Cell culture isolate with CPE.
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions: If shipment of isolate will be delayed, store isolate at -70° C.
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Causes for Rejection:
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Sample Container: Cell culture tube or sterile cryovial.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday - Friday
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Diagnostic Information: Identification is based on immunofluorescence test using VZV-specific monoclonal antibody.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2V
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: Monolayer with CPE: Ambient temperature. Frozen isolate: on dry ice
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Shipping Requirements: Ship specimens in compliance with governmental regulations.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87253
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other Vibrio species (Culture – Identification)
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Test Includes: Conventional biochemicals
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Reporting
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Results Available: 4-7 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: conventional biochemical
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Turnaround Time: 4-7 Days
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Reference Range: By Report
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Limitations: Organism must be viable for biochemical studies
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Interpretation: By Report
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type: Pure Culture
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Volume/Amount Required: one specimen per patient
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture on agar slant
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions: ambient temperature, never refrigerate or freeze
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Causes for Rejection: Name on tube/form do not match, broken in transport
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Sample Container: Agar slant in screw cap tube.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday-Friday
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Diagnostic Information: Pure cultures should not be refrigerated. See Vibrio cholerae (Culture-Identification)
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Infectious agent
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Transport Temperature: Ambient temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for infectious agents.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87077
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae, (Culture – Identification)
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Test Includes: Conventional biochemicals, serological typing
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Reporting
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Results Available: 4-7 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: conventional biochemicals, slide agglutination
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Turnaround Time: 4-7 days
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Reference Range: By report
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Limitations:
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Interpretation: Identification of Vibrio cholerae should always be considered significant.
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type: Pure Culture
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Volume/Amount Required: one specimen per patient
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture on agar slant
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions: Ambient temperature, do not refrigerate or freeze
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Causes for Rejection: Name on tube/form do not match, broken in transport.
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Sample Container: Agar slant in screw cap tube
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday-Friday Outbreak investigations with prior notification: Saturday-Sunday
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Diagnostic Information: Pure cultures should NOT be refrigerated. Vibrio cholerae will be serotyped for O1 and O139 serotypes. Requests for Toxin testing are forwarded to CDC. Prior approval must be secured before submitting culture. For Molecular analysis, see Molecular typing (PFGE)
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Infectious agent, Biosafety level 2
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Transport Temperature: Ambient temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for infectious agents.
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Billing
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Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae, (Toxin Studies)
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Test Includes: Test not performed at TDSHS, Specimens submitted to the CDC with prior approval.
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Turnaround Time: Dependent on CDC report
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Reference Range:
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture, safely contained
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Diagnostic Information: Pure cultures should NOT be refrigerated. Requests for Toxin testing are forwarded to CDC. Prior approval must be secured before submitting culture. For Molecular analysis, see Molecular typing (PFGE) Reference Range
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Infectious agent, biosafety level 2
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Transport Temperature: Ambient (Room) temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for infectious agents.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87077
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio species (Isolation)
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Test Includes: conventional biochemicals, serological typing
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Reporting
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Results Available: 3-7 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: Conventional biochemicals, slide agglutination
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Turnaround Time: 3-7 days
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Reference Range: No Vibrio species isolated.
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Limitations:
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: stool
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Sample Type: stool
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Volume/Amount Required: >10 g
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Preferred Specimen: stool in Cary-Blair transport medium
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Collection/Preservation: Collect stool in clean, dry container. Transfer to a Cary-Blair if in transport > 24 hours.
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Storage Instructions: 2-8° C, Do not ship on dry ice.
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Causes for Rejection:
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Sample Container: Cary-Blair transport tube or leak-proof container.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday-Friday
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Diagnostic Information: See aerobic bacterial culture, stool. Pure cultures should NOT be refrigerated. Requests for Toxin testing are forwarded to CDC. Prior approval must be secured before submitting culture. For Molecular analysis, see Molecular typing (PFGE)
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Handle body fluids using universal precautions
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Transport Temperature: Wet Ice (Ice packs)
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for diagnostic specimens.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87046
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Virulence Factors - (PCR)
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Test Includes:
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Turnaround Time: 7-11 days
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Reference Range: By report
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Limitations:
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture, safely contained
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Diagnostic Information: PCR is performed at TDSHS for the virulence factor genes for detection of pathogenic Escherichia coli including heat stable and labile toxin, shiga toxin, invasion plasmid antigen, attaching and effacing gene and hemolysin. PCR may be performed from pure cultures or from original plating media used in stool screens. For typing see Escherichia coli 0157:H7 or other Shiga toxin E. coli Culture (Typing) For toxin testing see Escherichia coli 0157:H7 or other Shiga toxin E. coli (Toxin Testing).
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: Ambient (Room) temperature
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Billing
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Microbiology
Water Testing, Bacteriological (Culture – Coliform)
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Test Includes: Colilert 18 hour (See Coliform- Total Colilert)
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method: MUG fluorescent
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Turnaround Time: 1 day
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Reference Range: Negative for coliforms
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Limitations: Water must be received within 30 hours of collection.
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Interpretation: Negative test result indicates that there were no detectable coliforms in the sample submitted. The test does not detect an overall bacterial count or rule out other types of bacteria in the sample.
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: In accordance with the package insert with collection bottle.
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Sample Type: Water
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Volume/Amount Required: 100 mL
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Preferred Specimen: Water
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions: ambient temperature, < 30 hours old.
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Causes for Rejection: > 30 hours old.
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Sample Container: Leak proof container supplied by TDSHS.
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Sample Test Kit: Colilert 18 hour
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Availability: Monday- Sunday. Specimen must be received by 11 a.m on weekend to be tested that day.
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Diagnostic Information: Samples must be from portable water source in approved sample container and submitted within 30 hours. Fee for service is charged. See Coliform.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-79
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Specimen Handling: According to package insert with collection bottle.
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Transport Temperature: ambient
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Shipping Requirements: Within 30 hours of collection.
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Billing
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Microbiology
Water Testing, Bacteriological (Culture – Total Coliform)
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Test Includes: See Coliform- Total Colilert
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: Water
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Collection/Preservation:
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Diagnostic Information: Samples must be from portable water source in approved sample container and submitted within 30 hours. Fee for service is charged. See Coliform.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-79
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Specimen Handling:
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Billing
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Microbiology
Water Testing, Bacteriological (Culture – E. coli – Presence/Absence)
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Test Includes: See Coliform- Total Colilert
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Preferred Specimen: Water
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Collection/Preservation:
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Diagnostic Information: Samples must be from portable water source in approved sample container and submitted within 30 hours. Fee for service is charged. Enumeration no longer done. See Coliform.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-79
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Specimen Handling:
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Billing
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Microbiology
Water Testing, Cryptosporidia & Giardia MPA (Micro particulate analysis (Microscopic – Direct Exam IFA)
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Test Includes:
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7560
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Reference
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Method:
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Turnaround Time: 5 days
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Reference Range:
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Limitations:
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type:
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: Water filter
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions:
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Diagnostic Information: Specimens accepted only through TCEQ.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-79
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: On Ice Packs
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Shipping Requirements:
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Billing
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Microbiology
West Nile Virus Encephalitis (Serological – Enzyme Immunoassay– IgG and IgM) Related Agents: Arbovirus
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Test Includes:
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Reporting
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Results Available: 1-3 days
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Turnaround Time: 1-3 days
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Reference Range: <2.00 (Nonreactive)
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Limitations: May not detect a recent infection, or infection in a person with a severely compromised immune system. May be cross reactivity with other arthropod borne viruses.
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Interpretation: Nonreactive indicates that the patient does not have detectable antibody to the infectious agent. Reactive indicates that the patient has detectable antibody to the infectious agent, and depending on the clinical picture, may have a current or past infection.
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: Venipuncture
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Sample Type:
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Volume/Amount Required: 2 mL Serum
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Preferred Specimen: Paired Sera; Single Serum
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Collection/Preservation: Red top or tiger top tube
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Storage Instructions: Separated serum may be held at 2-8°C
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Causes for Rejection: Discrepancy between name on tube and name on form, insufficient quantity of serum for testing
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Sample Container: Red top or tiger top tube
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Test performed daily
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Diagnostic Information: West Nile Virus is a flavivirus recently associated with an outbreak of encephalitis in the Eastern United States. West Nile Virus IgM is usually detectable by the time symptoms appear, but IgG may not be detectable until day 4 or day 5 of illness. Antibodies induced by West Nile Virus infection show extensive crossreactivity with other flaviviruses, including Dengue Fever Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-1A
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Specimen Handling: Use Universal Precautions
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Transport Temperature: Cold (2-8º C) on ice packs if received within 48 hours from time of collection. Frozen (≤-20°) on dry ice if received more than 48 hours from time of collection.
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contain, separated serum may be shipped on cold packs (2-8°C), or frozen (-20°C) and mailed on dry ice.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 86790
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Worm, Miscellaneous Identification (Microscopic – Direct Concentration)|
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Test Includes: Microscopic Examination
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Reporting
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Results Available: 3 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7560
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Reference
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Method: Microscopic Examination
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Turnaround Time: 3 days
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Reference Range: Specimen was not a worm
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Limitations:
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Interpretation: By Report
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: worm, Feces
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Sample Type: Worm
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Volume/Amount Required: One Worm
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Preferred Specimen: Worm (whole) in alcohol
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Collection/Preservation: Place worm in ethyl alcohol
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Storage Instructions: Ambient Temperature
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Causes for Rejection:
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Sample Container: Clean, leak-proof container; formalin transport for parasites.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday - Friday
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Diagnostic Information: Fecal specimens must be sent in fresh (less than five hours) or in formalin. Adult worms should be submitted in ethyl alcohol. Referred material accepted from hospital, private, and reference labs.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Handle body fluids using universal precautions.
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Transport Temperature: Ambient (Room) temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for diagnostic specimens.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87015
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Yellow Fever (Serological – Forwarded by TDSHS to CDC for testing.)
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Test Includes:
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Reporting
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Results Available: 3 weeks
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method: EIA
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Turnaround Time: 3 weeks
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Reference Range: <2.00 (Nonreactive)
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Limitations: May not detect a recent infection, or infection in a person with a severely compromised immune system.
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Interpretation: Nonreactive indicates that the patient does not have detectable antibody to the infectious agent. Reactive indicates that the patient has detectable antibody to the infectious agent, and depending on the clinical picture, may have a current or past infection.
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: Venipuncture
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Sample Type: Serum
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Volume/Amount Required: 10 mL whole blood
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Preferred Specimen: Paired Sera
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Collection/Preservation: Red top or tiger top tube
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Storage Instructions: Do not freeze or refrigerate whole blood. Separated serum may be held at 2-8°C
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Causes for Rejection: Discrepancy between name on tube and name on form, insufficient quantity of serum for testing
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Sample Container: Red top or tiger top tube
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability:
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Diagnostic Information: Prior notification is requested (512) 458-7760. Serum specimens are to be collected at least 14 days apart, and will be submitted to the CDC when accompanied by immunization, travel, and clinical history. A fourfold titer increase is evidence of current infection. Cross-reactions occur with Dengue Fever and immunization.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2A
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Specimen Handling: Use Universal Precautions
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Transport Temperature: Ambient temperature for specimens on the blood clot, separated serum at 2-8°C (refrigerated) or -20°C (frozen).
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contain, separated serum may be shipped on cold packs (2-8°C), or frozen (-20°C) and mailed on dry ice.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 86790
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Yersinia pestis (Culture – Isolation)
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Test Includes:
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Reporting
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Results Available:
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Contact #s:
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Reference
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Method:
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Turnaround Time: 3-10 days
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Reference Range: None isolated
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Limitations:
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type:
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Volume/Amount Required:
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Preferred Specimen: Blood, bubo aspiration, sputum, throat swabs, CSF; Swabs in Cary-Blair transport at autopsy: blood, tissue specimens from spleen, liver, lungs, buboes.
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Diagnostic Information: Telephone Laboratory (512-776-3781) prior to shipping specimen. Cultures must be held for 14 days before reporting as negative. Local and State health authorities must be immediately notified of suspected and presumptive cases of plague. Yersinia pestis is a pathogen in biohazard risk group III and should be handled in a containment laboratory. Blood cultures should be taken (at least 3 in a 24 hour period). Stains of clinical material using Giemsa, Wright, or Wayson stains show small rods with bipolar “safety pin” staining. Yersinia pestis is one of the agents listed on the Bioterrorism agents list. See Bioterrorism agents (Clinical -Isolation) and Bioterrorism agents (Referred Identification - PCR)
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-27A
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: 4ºC , ice packs
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Shipping Requirements:
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87070
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Yersinia enterocolitica (Culture – Isolation)
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Test Includes: Conventional biochemicals
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Reporting
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Results Available: 4-14 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: conventional biochemicals
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Turnaround Time: 4-14 days
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Reference Range: No Yersinia species isolated.
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Limitations:
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Interpretation: By report
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection: feces
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Sample Type: Feces in enteric transport media; Blood
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Volume/Amount Required: 10 g stool or 10 mL liquid stool
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Preferred Specimen: Feces in enteric transport media; Blood
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Collection/Preservation: Collect stool in dry, clean container. Transfer to enteric transport.
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Storage Instructions: 2-8° C
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Causes for Rejection:
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Sample Container: Enteric transport
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday-Friday Outbreak investigations with prior notification: Saturday-Sunday
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Diagnostic Information: Intestinal yersiniosis may present in three clinical forms: enteritis, terminal ileitis or mesenteric lymphadenitis causing "pseudoappendicitis", and septicemia.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Handle body fluids using universal precautions
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Transport Temperature: 2-8º C
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for diagnostic specimens.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87046
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Yersinia enterocolitica (Culture – Identification)
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Test Includes: conventional biochemicals
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Reporting
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Results Available: 4-10 days
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Contact #s: (512) 458-7582
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Reference
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Method: conventional biochemicals
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Turnaround Time: Identification 4-7 days. Serotyping: dependent on CDC report
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Reference Range: By report
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Limitations:
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Interpretation: By report
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type: Pure culture
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Volume/Amount Required: one specimen per patient
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture on agar slant
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Collection/Preservation:
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Storage Instructions: ambient temperature
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Causes for Rejection:
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Sample Container: Agar slant in screw cap tube
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Monday-Friday
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Diagnostic Information: Strains of Y. entercolitica can be characterized by their biotypes but any requests for serotyping of Yersinia enterocolitica are submitted to the CDC with prior approval. Please call the Clinical Bacteriology Section, (512-568-7582) before submitting for serotyping. Complete clinical information must be included with the specimens submitted for serotyping.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling: Infectious agent, biosafety level 2
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Transport Temperature: Ambient temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple contained in accordance with federal shipping regulations for infectious agents.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87077
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Zygomycosis (Culture – Isolation)
Names of Related Agents: Rhizopus species, Mucor species, Syncephalastrum species, etc.
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Test Includes: Isolation of fungus and identification by morphological tests
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Reporting
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Results Available: 21-28 days
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Contact #s: 512-458-7455 for prior approval Technical questions: 512-458-7586
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Reference
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Method: Slide culture
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Turnaround Time: 21-28 days
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Reference Range: Negative
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Limitations: Delay in transport of specimen could compromise isolation of organism.
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Interpretation:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Sample Type: Clinical Specimen
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Volume/Amount Required: 3 mL to 15 mL
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Preferred Specimen: Tissue; Sputum; Scrapings
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Collection/Preservation: No preservative
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Storage Instructions: Transport specimen as soon as possible. If transport is delayed over one hour, refrigerate specimen.
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Causes for Rejection: Specimens received frozen, in formalin, or in culture medium will be rejected. Swabs are discouraged unless the only specimen available; submit swabs in 5 mL sterile saline.
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Sample Container: Triple-contained. Sterile, leak-proof, 50 mL conical tube preferred for primary container. Add up to 10 mL sterile saline to tissue if needed to maintain moisture during transport.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Testing available upon approval by Dr. Penfield.
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Diagnostic Information: Approval for this testing must be obtained prior to shipping by telephoning Dr. Susan Penfield at 512-458-7455.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: Ambient acceptable but 2-8º C preferred for non-sterile specimens.
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Shipping Requirements: Triple-contained and packaged to meet requirements of DOT, USPS, PHS, and IATA for shipping of clinical specimens.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87101, 87102, 87103
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Fees:
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Microbiology
Zygomycosis (Culture – Identification)
Names of Related Agents: Rhizopus species, Mucor species, Syncepalastrum species, etc.
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Test Includes: Identification of fungus by morphological tests
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Reporting
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Results Available: 21-28 days
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Contact #s: 512-458-7586
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Reference
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Method: Slide culture
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Turnaround Time: 21-28 days
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Reference Range: By report
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Limitations:
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Specimen Requirements
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Specimen Collection:
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Preferred Specimen: Pure Culture
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Causes for Rejection: Culture infested with mites.
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Sample Container: Triple-contained.
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Sample Test Kit:
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Availability: Tested 5 days/week: Monday-Friday
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Diagnostic Information: Fungal isolates (pure culture) submitted to this Laboratory for definitive identification. Drug susceptibility testing on these organisms not available at TDSHS laboratory.
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Specimen Submission
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Required Request Form: G-2B
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Specimen Handling:
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Transport Temperature: Room temperature
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Shipping Requirements: Triple-contained and packaged to meet rigorous performance tests as outlined in the DOT, USPS, PHS, and IATA regulations for shipping of infectious substances.
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Billing
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CPT Code: 87101, 87102, 87103
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Fees:
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