Test āāāāāMāāāeāthāoāāāādāāāologāyāāāā
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āPhenotypic drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex at critical concentrations by BACTEC MGIT 960 system.āā
āTested drugs: amikacin (AMK) 1.5 Āµg/ml, capreomycin (CAP) 3 Āµg/ml, kanamycin (KAN) 3.5 Ī¼g/mL, rifabutin (RFB) 0.5 Ī¼g/mL, ethionamide (ETA) 5 Āµg/ml, and moxifloxacin (MFX) 0.25 Āµg/ml. If MFX testing was previously performed as part of alternative first-line DST, it will not be included in second line panel.
Susceptibility to MFX at 0.25 Ī¼g/ml predicts susceptibility to levofloxacin (LEV) as well; however, LEV can be tested instead of MFX upon request. MFX MIC may be requested by the submitter, but will only be performed after MFX resistance at 0.25 ug/mL is observed.
Second line DST for either streptomycin or ethambutol (if not included with first line panel) is available upon request only.
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āReflex Testing
Criteria
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āWhen resistance to MFX at 0.25 Āµg/ml is detected, MFX MIC testing can be performed at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 Ī¼g/ml upon request.
Molecular detection of drug resistance by pyrosequencing may also be performed on cultures including mixed or contaminated cultures when there is known or suspected phenotypic drug resistance.
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āPre-Aāpproval Requiredā
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āāNo, unless:
āDāuplicate submission, i.e., samples from the same patient collected within 3 months from prior collection date.
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āSuppālemental Information and Required Form(s)ā
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Barcode submāittal form 444 āMycobacteriology-Drug Susceptibility Testing of MTBC (CA only)ā or instructions for using the MDL Lab Web Portal (ETOR) can be found at: MDL Suābmission Instructions and Formsā.
āIndicate submitterās test results on the submittal form.āāā
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āRequired Specimen Type(s)
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āPure culture āon solid or liquid media.
Slants (LJ/ 7H10) or liquid cultures (MGIT broth) are the preferred culture media for submission.
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āMinimum Volume Required
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āViable growth should be present on subculture.
āā1.0 mL minimum if broth submitted
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āSpecimen Stabilityā
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āāRoom Temp: up to 4 weeks.
Refrigerated (2 ā 8Ā°C): up to 6 months.
Frozen: Subculture prior to submission.
If culture age exceeds above mentioned, subculture prior to submission and submit fresh culture.
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āRejection Criteria
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- āāSamples with insufficient or conflicting labellingāā
- āLeaking samples
- āIsolates with no growth
- āIsolates that are nonviable
- Mixed cultures
- Specimen/sample types not meeting acceptance criteriaāā
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āStorage/Transport Conditions
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āGrow isolate under appropriate conditions and verify purity prior to shipping. Isolates may be stored refrigerated or at ambient temperature prior to shipping.ā
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āTransport Medium,ā
if applicableāā
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āNot Applicable
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āSpecimen Labeling
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āTwo identifiers, including patient full name, and at least one other identifier (specimen accession number, date of birth, medical record number).āā
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āShipping Instructions and Specimen Handling Requirements
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āāāShip isolates at ambient temperature or with cold packs; do not freeze.
Follow the appropriate DOT/IATA approved shipping procedures. Suspected or confirmed MTBC cultures should be shipped as a Category A Infectious Substance, Affecting Humans (UN2814).
Ensure that culture isolates are sent in media flask or tubes containing a screw-top cap that is additionally sealed with parafilm or tape for additional protection against leaking. DO NOT send plate cultures.
Ship to: California Departāment of Public Healthā
Microbial Diseases Laboratory ā
ATTN: TB Drug Susceptibility Testing Unit āā
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Specimen Receiving Room B106
Richmond, CA 94804
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āSpecimen Collection Instructions, if applicable
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āāNot Applicable
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āTurnaround Time
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ā17 daysā
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āInterferences & Limitations
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āāResults may be delayed or unattainable if mixed culture is submitted.
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āReference Range
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āNot Applicable
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āAdditional Information
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āāThe isolates will be forwarded to CDC if further characterization is needed. ā
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āMDL Point of Contact
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āFor questions regarding submissions, please email CDPHTBDST@cdph.ca.gov or call the MMPDS Section at (510) 412-3929āā
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