Pre-Approval Required
None
Supplemental Information or Form
1. Pure,
viable subculture
2. Completed
submittal form with 2 patient identifiers (e.g. name and date of birth),
collection date and source, a brief but complete patient history, cultural
history and submitting laboratory’s findings
3. Documentation
that indicates the role of this isolate in clinical disease
4. Form LAB 446
Performed on Specimens From
Sputum,
lower respiratory tract, less commonly pleural fluid, blood, and rarely various
others
Acceptable Sample/Specimen Type for Testing
A
pure, viable subculture of a suspected Legionella sp. isolate
Minimum Volume Required
N/A
Storage & Preservation of Sample/Specimen Prior to Shipping
None
Transport
Tubed
agar medium with a secured screw cap. Alternatively, blocks of
BCYE agar may be aseptically cut from plates and then inserted into tubed agar
medium of another type with a secured screw cap.
Sample/Specimen Labeling
Patient's
name, date of subculture, and organism suspected
Shipping Instructions which Include Specimen Handling Requirements
1. Grow
isolate under appropriate conditions and verify purity prior to
shipping.
2. Ship
at ambient temperature using appropriate DOT/IATA approved shipping
procedures.
Test Methodology
As
needed - Growth preference, Gene Sequencing by PCR, and/ or MALDI-TOF mass
spectrometry
Turnaround Time
1 month
Interferences & Limitations
Mixed
or nonviable culture
Additional Information
Please
contact the MDL Bacterial
Diseases Section (Reference Bacteriology Unit) for special consideration
if any of the above criteria cannot be met.
MDL Points of Contact
Reference
Bacteriology Unit (510) 412-3903
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 5 PM PT
Email: MDL.Submissions@CDPH.ca.gov