Specimen Requirements
Title
Legionella Species by PCR (Qualitative)
Specimen Requirement
Collect 0.5 mL Bronchoalveolar Lavage in a sterile screw top container and send refrigerated. Source required.
Alternate samples:
Bronchial brushings, nasopharyngeal swab, sputum, tracheal aspirates or pleural fluid.
Methodology
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stability
Room temp: 24 hours, Refrigerated: 5 days, Frozen: 6 mopnths
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-5 days
Clinical Use
This assay detects and differentiates legionella pneumophila and non-pneumophila legionella species in patient respiratory specimens.
Test Code
LEGQU