Haemophilus influenzae PCR Print
WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
WSLH Test Code: | MP00651 |
Availability: | Monday-Friday |
Turn-around Time: | 1 day |
Recommended Uses: | Diagnosis of suspect H. influenzae cases when culture is negative or patient has been treated prior to specimen collection. |
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Additional Tests Performed: |
Patient Preparations: | |
Specimen Requirements: | CSF-1.0 ml (200 µl minimum) or isolate from sterile body site |
Specimen Handling & Transport: | 2-8C or frozen at -20C prior to shipment. Ship with cool pack. |
Collection Kit/Container: |
Sterile Transfer Tube
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Collection Instructions: | |
Unacceptable Conditions: | |
Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form A
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Required Information: | 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. |
Results Include: | Haemophilus influenzae DNA detected/not detected |
Limitations: | A negative test result does not rule out infection with H. influenzae. |
Additional Tests Recommended: | MP00561 - Neisseria meningitidis PCR, MP00461 - S. pneumoniae PCR |
Additional Comments: | If positive for hpd gene target, H. influenzae serotyping PCR will be automatically performed. |
Methodology: | Real-Time PCR |
Includes: | Detection of the hpd gene for species specific detection of Haemophilus influenzae from CSF. |
CPT Code: | 87798 |
Price: | $225.00 |