Enteric Bacterial Identification !!! NOTE: The contents are valid only for: 06/28/2025 !!!
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | MP00460 |
| Day(s) Performed: | Monday - Friday |
| Turn-around Time: | 3-10 days |
| Recommended Uses: | Identification and characterization of enteric bacterial pathogens |
| Pre-approval: | No |
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| Additional Tests Performed: |
Serotyping and/or genotyping may be performed for public health investigation purposes. No additional charges will be incurred. |
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| Specimen Requirements: | Pure culture of an enteric pathogen from stool culture or suspected enteric pathogens isolated from another body site (blood, urine, etc.) on nutritive medium agar slants. Agar plates not recommended for shipping. |
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| Required Information: | Please indicate suspected organism on the test request form. Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier, date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label which is required to have a minimum of two identifiers. |
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| Specimen Handling: | Isolates may be stored and transported at ambient temperatures. |
| Packaging Requirements: | Most stool pathogens are Category B. Shiga-toxin producing E. coli are Category A infectious substances and must be packaged according to current regulations. |
| Courier Information: | Isolates submitted for public health surveillance are eligible for fee-exempt courier service. Contact Purple Mountain Dispatch at 800-990-9668 for specimen pick up. |
| Specimen Receiving Hours: | Monday-Friday 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 6:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Results Include: | Species identification, may include serotyping if applicable. |
| Limitations: | Cultures must be viable for identification. Mixed cultures may significantly lengthen turnaround time. |
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| Methodology: | Test includes MALDI-TOF and/or biochemical identification, serotyping/grouping, or NGS when applicable. |
| Includes: | Genus and species identification of isolates in the Enterobacterales, Vibrionaceae, or Campylobacteraceae families. |
| Regulatory Compliance: | This test includes Exempt and Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT) depending on the organism identified. |
| CPT Code: | 87077 |
| Price: | $111.00 |
| Fee Exempt Eligible: | Yes, if submitted for public health surveillance |
| Billing and Revenue Office: | 1-800-862-1065 arbill@slh.wisc.edu |