Laboratory Testing Services Manual - Laboratory Tests for Diseases and Agents
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Cystic Fibrosis Testing (CFTR Mutation Panel) Galactosemia Testing (DNA Mutation Panel) Hemoglobinopathy Testing (DNA Confirmation) Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD) (DNA Mutation Panel) Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD) (Gene Sequencing) Phenylketonuria (PKU) – Dietary Monitoring X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) Full Gene Sequencing X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) Targeted Gene Sequencing |
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Air-Organic: Drinking Water-Inorganic Drinking Water-SOC Synthetic Organic Contaminants – Drinking Water Drinking Water-VOC |
Food and Food Products Metals: Soil- Radiation Vegetation/Tissue - Radiation: Water - Radiation: |
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Acanthamoeba (Microscopic-Direct Exam; Trichrome Stained Slide) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acid Fast Bacilli Isolate Identification by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Acid Fast Bacilli Biochemicals, Basic Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) Culture Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) Smear Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) Specimen Concentration Actinomycete, High Performance Liquid Chromatography AFB – Mycobacterium kansasii, Rifampin Susceptibility by Agar Proportion AFB - See Mycobacteriosis AFB Isolate Identification by Probe Anaerobic Bacterial Toxin Detection (Identification) Anaerobic (identification) Animal Testing- Diagnosis of animal diseases is not offered at TDSHS, testing is available at Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX (888)-646-5623. See Rabies for exception. Anthrax Culture (Isolation)Anthrax Culture (Identification) Anthrax (Serological) Arbovirus IgM EIA, St. Louis Encephalitis and West Nile Babesiosis (Serological) Babesiosis (Microscopic - Stain) Bacillus, (Definitive Identification) Bacillus anthracis (Culture - Isolation) Botulinum (PCR) Botulinum (Toxin Assay) Botulism (Serological-Toxin Typing) Chagas IgG (Trypanosoma cruzi IgG Antibody Immunoassay Chagas Serologic Screen) Chancroid (Culture-Identification) Chlamydia (Genetic Probe) Count, Fecal Coliform, MPN Shellfish Count, Somatic Cell (DMSC) cow Count, Somatic Cell (OSCC) cow Count, Somatic Cell (DMSC) goat Count, Somatic Cell (OSCC) goat
Definitive ID: Burkholderia mallei/pseudomallei Dengue Fever (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay (IgM capture and IgG) Direct Detection by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Ebola Zaire PCR Echinococcosis (Serological) Enteric identification – Culture Names of Related Agents: Parvovirus B19 Food Analysis: Campylobacter Food Analysis: Cyclospora, PCR Food Analysis: Cronobacter sakazakii Food Analysis: Cyclospora, PCR Food Analysis: E.coli 0157 Food Analysis: Listeria Food Analysis: Non-0157 STEC Food Analysis: Shigella Food Analysis: Staphylococcus Enterotoxin Food Analysis: Salmonella Food Analysis: Yersinia Francisella tularemia Antibodies Francisella tularensis (Culture—Isolation) See Tularemia (Culture - Isolation) Gram-negative rod identification – (Culture) Haemophilus influenzae serotyping Hepatitis A, Total (Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) for the Detection of total Anti-Hepatitis A Antibodies (IgG and IgM) in Human Serum) Hepatitis C Antibody Hepatitis C RNA, Quantitative NAAT High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) HIV-1, Screen (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay) HIV-2, Screen (Serological) HIV Supplemental Assay - Geenius Influenza SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Multiplex Real-Time RT-PCR Milk, (Count for Containers, Standard Plate Count) (Inhibitors) Milk, Quality Check (Added Water) Milk and Dairy: Freezing Point Milk and Dairy: Growth inhibitors, Charm ROSA, Sulfonamide Milk and Dairy: Growth inhibitors, Charm 3 SL-3 Beta Lactams Milk and Dairy: Growth inhibitors, Charm SLBL Beta Lactam Milk and Dairy: Growth inhibitors, Charm ROSA, Tetracyclines Milk and Dairy: Growth inhibitors, Delvo Test Milk and Dairy Products: Coliform Count for Containers Milk and Dairy Products; Count, Coliform Milk and Dairy Test, Aflatoxin Milk and Dairy Test, Phosphatase Molecular typing (PFGE) M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Isoniazid, 0.2 µg/mL M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Isoniazid, 1.0 µg/mL M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Capreomycin M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Ethambutol M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Ethionamide M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Kanamycin M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Ofloxacin M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Rifabutin M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Rifampin M. tuberculosis complex, AFB Agar Proportion Drugs, Streptomycin M. tuberculosis complex, MGIT Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Test Neisseria meningitidis serotyping Paracoccidioidomycosis (Serological) Paragonimiasis (Serological) Paragonimiasis (Microscopic-Direct Wet Smears Concentration) Parainfluenza (Serological-Complement Fixation) Test no longer performed at DSHS Parvovirus B19 (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay) Test no longer performed at DSHS PCR: Burkholderia mallei/pseudomallei Pertussis Culture (Identification) PFGE –Molecular typing See Molecular typing (PFGE) Reference Range Pinworm See Enterobiasis Plague (Culture - Isolation) Plague ( Culture- Identification) Plague (Serological - Hemagglutination) Pneumocystosis (Microscopic-Giemsa Stain) Poliomyelitis (Culture - Isolation) - Forwarded by TDSHS to CDC for testing Poliomyelitis (Culture - Typing) - Forwarded by TDSHS to CDC for testing Poliomyelitis (Serological-Complement Fixation) Test no longer performed at DSHS Potable Water Rabies (Microscopic-Direct Fluorescent Antibody) Relapsing Fever (Serological-Forwarded by TDH to CDC for testing.)Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Serological-Complement Fixation) Test no longer performed at DSHS Rickettsia See specific disease entities: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Murine Typhus Rotavirus (Microscopic-Electron Microscopy) Round Worm See Ascariasis Rubella Screen IgG (German Measles) Rubella (Immune Status) (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay) Rubella (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay) Rubeola (Measles IgG ) Rubeola (Measles IgM) Salmonellosis (Culture – Isolation) Salmonella spp. – Identification Salmonella spp. – Serotyping Salmonellosis (Culture – Typing) Shellfish: Vibrio Shellfish: Vibrio (Foods, Oysters) Schistosoma EIA Shigellosis (Culture Typing) Sporotrichosis (Serological) Standard Plate Count: Shellfish St. Louis Encephalitis (Serological-Enzyme Immunoassay (IgM capture and IgG) Standard Plate Counts Dairy products - Milk and Dairy Standard Plate Count (Shellfish) Staphylococcus (Culture-Identification)Staphylococcus Culture (Isolation) Strep Screen (Type B only) Streptococci identification – Culture Streptococcus pneumoniae (Culture - Typing) See Pneumococcus Strongyloidiasis (Serological) Strongyloidiasis (Microscopic-Direct) Syphilis Screen, Total Syphilis (Serological-Rapid Plasma Reagin Card) West Nile Virus (mosquitoes) – PCR Yeast Identification |
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