| Test |
Specimen Requested |
| Reference laboratory for identification of difficult
or unusual bacterial isolates or confirmation of bacterial identification
for quality assurance. |
Pure isolates only accepted; animal or environmental
sources are not accepted unless sufficient evidence of public
health significance is presented. |
Neisseria meningitidis confirmation and
serogrouping |
Pure isolates only accepted. |
Haemophilus influenzae confirmation,
serotyping and biotyping |
Pure isolates only accepted. |
Francisella tularensis testing:
Isolate confirmation or identification |
Pure isolates only accepted |
| Culture of tissue samples from humans or animals
if there is human exposure or tissue (please call prior to submitting) |
Acceptable sources include blood from lung, spleen,
liver or node. |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae testing |
Clinical specimens for C. diphtheriae are
not accepted without prior approval;
isolates suspected of being C. diphtheriae may be submitted
for confirmation or identification. |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing |
Pure isolates for confirmation accepted.
|
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