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Area |
Health Science |
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Lab name |
Legionella Reference Laboratory |
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Lab location |
Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua |
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Test name |
Legionella isolation from clinical specimens |
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Organisms |
Legionella Species |
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Turnaround time |
10 working days |
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Requested for surveillance |
yes |
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Notice required |
yes |
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Sample requirements |
Lower respiratory tract samples including bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, bronchial washing, trans-tracheal aspirate, lung biopsy or post mortem tissue. Other respiratory tract samples including deep throat swab from trachea, expectorated sputum, induced sputum |
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Pre-transport requirements |
5 ± 3°C within 24 hours |
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Transport requirements |
Send with ice pack via overnight courier to arrive within 24 hours. Do not dispatch samples on Friday, Saturday or the day before a public holiday. |
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Unacceptable sample types |
Sputolysin-treated sputum sample |
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How results reported |
Presence or absence indicating whether or not the organism was isolate. If present, then the identity to species and serogroup level will be reported. |
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Test form number |
PHFS0647 |
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Referral link |