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Tests Performed by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory

The Delaware Public Health Laboratory performs the following tests:

Syphilis serology:

  • RPR screening test, qualitative and quantitative
  • TPPA confirmatory test
  • VDRL, quantitative (cerebral spinal fluids only)

Mycobacteriology

  • Specimen digestion and concentration
  • AFB smear and culture
  • Mycobacterium identification by Accuprobe or HPLC
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Bacteriology (identification and susceptibility):

  • Stool culture
  • Urine culture
  • Strep culture
  • Wound or miscellaneous culture

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

  • Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) on urine and urogenital swabs
  • Gonorrhea culture

Serotyping

  • Salmonella - PFGE included
  • Shigella
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 - PFGE included

Parasitology:

  • Ova & parasites (stool specimens) - direct smear and concentration
  • Trichrome smear
  • Malarial smear on blood specimens
  • Pinworm prep
  • Modified acid fast smear for cryptosporidia

Food Microbiology (epidemiologic outbreak investigation only)

  • Bacillus anthracis - culture and RT-PCR
  • Bacillus cereus - culture
  • Brucella species - culture and RT-PCR
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 - culture, serotyping, & PFGE
  • Listeria species - culture
  • Francisella tularensis - culture, RT-PCR
  • Salmonella species - culture, serotyping, & PFGE
  • Shigella species - culture and serotyping
  • Staphyloccus aureus - culture
  • Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-TRF
  • Vibrio species - culture
  • Yersinia pestis - culture and RT-PCR

HIV:

  • HIV-1/2 rapid test
  • HIV-1 EIA screen
  • HIV ab confirmation by WB

Herpes:

  • Type 1, type 2

Hepatitis:

  • Hep B surface antibody
  • Hep A IgM

Varicella:

  • Ab. varicella
  • Antigen detection by DFA

EEE:

  • EIA for EEE
  • Tissue culture inoculation

West Nile Virus:

  • Antibody - HAI & MIA
  • Tissue culture inoculation

Rabies:

  • Rabies Immuno Ab stain

EBV: Culture (Virology):

  • Herpes - tissue culture inoculation and identification
  • Enterovirus - tissue culture inoculation and identification
  • VZV - tissue culture inoculation and identification
  • CMV - tissue culture inoculation and identification

RSV:

  • Shell vials

EEE:

  • PCR

Varicella:

  • PCR

West Nile Virus:

  • PCR

Influenza:

  • PCR isolation, reverse transcription, amplification
  • Interpretation and report
  • Tissue culture inoculation and identification

HAI:

  • Avian Influenza - PCR

Vaccinia:

  • PCR

B. pertussis:

  • PCR

Norovirus:

  • PCR

Blood Lead:

  • ICP/MS

Tests Performed by the State Clinic Labs:

  • Urine dip
  • Pregnancy
  • Sickle Cell testing solubility
  • HIV rapid
  • Direct gram stain for gonorrhea
  • KOH prep
  • Hemocue

Newborn Screening Disorder List.

Test Requisition Form for submitting routine clinical specimens.

Specimen Collection Procedures.

Courier Routes schedules for specimen pick-up.

Visit our Laboratory Preparedness page for testing forms and procedures related to agents of biological and chemical terrorism.

Return to the Delaware Public Health Laboratory home page.




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Last Updated: Friday August 21 2009
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