Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Testing
Syphilis serology:
- Treponema pallidum Assay – IgM
& IgG antibody detection
- RPR screening test, qualitative
and quantitative ( special requests only)
- TPPA confirmatory test
- VDRL, qualitative and
quantitative (cerebral spinal fluids only)
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
and Trichomonas:
- Nucleic acid amplification
testing (NAAT)
- Gonorrhea culture
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV):
- 4th Generation Antigen/Antibody
Immunoassay detection
- HIV 1 and 2 differentiation
Immunoassay confirmation
- Geenius Confirmation
Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV):
- HCV Antibody Immunoassay
Detection
- HCV Viral Load – quantitative
Herpes Simplex Virus I
& II (HSV) and Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV):
Molecular Assays by Real Time polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Bordetella pertussis,
parapertussis, or holmseii Multiplex
Assay
- Carbapenemase Resistant
Organism Testing – multiple assays for resistance mechanisms
- Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika Virus
Multiplex Assay (requires consultation with Office of Infectious Disease
Epidemiology – OIDE)
- Coxiella burnetii (requires
consultation with OIDE)
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
(EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) (animal organs and/or mosquitoes)
- Ebola virus (requires
consultation with OIDE)
- Foodborne outbreaks for: Salmonella,
Shigella, Shigatoxin-producing E. coli, Listeria
- Influenza A and B typing,
Influenza A subtyping (H1N1 pandemic, H3N2); Influenza B genotyping
(B/Yamagata, B/Victoria). Detection of avian strains (H5N1 and H7N9)
(requires consultation with OIDE)
- CDC Respiratory Virus Panel
with respiratory targets (Panel 1-Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Human
Metapneumovirus, Rhinovirus, Parainfluenza 1 &3, and Adenovirus. Panel
2- Parainflunenza virus 2 & 4, Human coronaviruses 229E, Oc43, HKU1,
NL63)
- Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 viruses,
Varicella Zoster Virus Multiplex Assays
- Measles and Mumps viruses
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium complex
Multiplex Assay
- Norovirus type GI and GII
Multiplex Assay
- Novel Coronavirus (requires
consultation with OIDE)
- Potential agents of
bioterrorism (See our Laboratory Preparedness page)
- 2019 SARS-CoV-2 Assay
- 2019 SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, B
Multiplex Assay
- Monkeypox PCR Assay
Bacteriology (identification and susceptibility)
- Stool Culture
- Urine Culture
- Strep Culture
- Wound or Miscellaneous Culture
- Carbapenemase Detection –
modified Carbapenemase Inactivation Method (mCIM)(Rachel -Deleted CIDT)
- Confirmation of Enteric
Pathogens – Salmonella species. Shigella species,
Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes,
Vibrio species
- Antibiotic Susceptibility
Testing (Vitek II Compact)
- Legionella Urine Antigen
Clinical Outbreak
Surveillance:
- Campylobacter species
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Vibrio spp.
- Shiga-toxin producing E.
coli (STEC)
- 2019 SARS Coronavirus
Mycobacteriology:
- Specimen digestion and
concentration
- AFB smear (Auramine O or
Kinyoun) and culture
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) Antimicrobial susceptibility
testing
- PCR for MTB complex
and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
- Quantiferon Plus
Food Microbiology
(Epidemiologic/Outbreak Investigation only):
- Bioterrorism Agents – culture
and Real Time PCR
- Bacillus cereus – culture
- Listeria species – Culture and WGS
- Salmonella species – Culture, PCR and WGS
- Shigatoxin–producing Escherichia
coli – Culture, PCR, serotyping and WGS
- Shigella species – Culture, PCR and WGS
- Staphylococcus aureus – Culture
- Vibrio species – Culture Confirmation and WGS
- Campylobacter – Culture Confirmation and WGS
Immunoassays/Antigen/Antibody:
- West Nile Virus (WNV); Saint
Louis Encephalitis (SLE); IgM Microsphere immunoassay (human serum and
spinal fluid)
- WNV and Eastern Equine
Encephalitis (EEE) — IgM Enzyme immunoassay performed on chicken blood,
for detection of WNV and EEE in chickens placed around areas of high
mosquito prevalence (in summer months). Also known as "sentinel
chicken" program.
- Rabies detection by Direct Flourescent
Antibody (DFA) from brain stem and cerebellum (requires OIDE consultation)
and Rabies PCR for confirmation of indeterminate cases.
Tests Performed by
the State Clinic Labs:
- Urine Dip Stick
- Pregnancy – Urine
- HIV Rapid
- Direct Gram Stain for Gonorrhea
- KOH Prep
- Hemocue
-
Blood Lead
Visit our Laboratory Preparedness page for testing forms and procedures related to agents of biological and
chemical terrorism.
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