Delaware Health & Social Services
Division of PUblic Health
Laboratory

Monthly Report 08/01/2008 - 08/30/2008
DPH Lab:  Microbiology


AFBs (Micro)
                        Negatives            Positives         Total

CULTURE_AFB             36                    7                 43
                        69%                   30%               100%

Total                   36                    7                 43
                        69%                   30%               100%
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BT (Micro)

                        Negatives            Total

BT_B_Anthracis          2                    2
                        100%                 100%

Total                   2                    2
                        100%                 100%
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Cultures (Micro)        
                        Negatives            Positives         Total

CULTURE_BACT            3                     5                 8
                        37%                   62%               100%

CULTURE_GC              35                    1                 26
                        97%                   2%                100%

CULTURE_STREP           3                     1                 4
                        75%                   25%               100%

CULTURE_URINE           21                    13                34
                        61%                   38%               100%

Total                   62                    20                82
                        75%                   24%               100%
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Tests sent to other labs (Virology)

                        Negatives         Total

MICRO_SEND_OUT          2                   2
                        100%               100%

Total                   2                   2
                        100%               100%
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Serotyping (Micro)                           
                        Positives         Total


SEROTYPING_NMEN          2                  2
                        100%               100%

SEROTYPING_SALM          28                 28
                        100%               100%


SEROTYPING_SHIG          2                  2
                        100%               100%

SHIGATOXIN               2                  2                   
                        100%               100%                 


Total                   34                  34               
                        100%                100% 
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STDs (Micro)
                        Negatives            Positives         Total

CTGC_CT                 1,867                174               2,041
                        91%                  8%                100%

CTGC_GC                 1,997                44                2,041
                        97%                  2%                100%

Total                   3,864                218               4,082
                        94%                  5%                100%
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