IMMUNOLOGY / SEROLOGY
	Sexually Transmitted Disease
	Tests Available
	Disease/Agent	Test Method	Specimen Requirements
			Whole Blood or Serum (Single Specimen)
	HIV - 1 & 2	EIA, Western Blot	Plasma (derived from heparin, citrate, or EDTA)
			Oral Mucosal (from approved sites only)
		RPR ,TP-PA
		Requests for TP-PA testing on specimens
		which are non-reactive by the RPR test	Whole Blood or Serum (Single Specimen)
	Syphilis	procedure will not be honored unless the
		physician states on the test request form
		that late syphilis is suspected.
		CSF - VDRL	Cerebrospinal Fluid
			*Unisex swab specimen Collection Kit for
			Endocervical and Male Urethral
	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Amplified Nucleic Acid Probe Test	Swab Specimens
	(from approved sites only)	(Aptima Combo 2 Assay)
			or
	Chlamydia trachomatis	Amplified Nucleic Acid Probe Test
	(from approved sites only)	(Aptima Combo 2 Assay)	* Urine
			* Must be submitted in the proper
			Aptima Combo 2 Assay Collection Kit.
			Kits provided to approved sites only.
	Test abbreviation key:
	EIA = Enzyme immunoassay (ELISA)
	RPR = Rapid Plasma Reagin test
	TP-PA = Treponema pallidum particle agglutination
	VDRL = Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
	For technical consultation or more information on any of the above tests please call:  (573) 751-3334
	Additional services are available at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorization must be made
	through the State Public Health Laboratory prior to submission of specimens.
	LGV (Lymphogranuloma venereum) testing
	www.cdc.gov/std/lgv