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Legionella pneumophila Urinary Antigen
Test Code1236247200
Alias/See Also
Ag
C LEGUAG
C LEGUAG
CPT Codes
87449
Preferred Specimen
GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB: Urine in a gray-top urine C&S tube
CORNING: Urine collected in a sterile container
CORNING: Urine collected in a sterile container
Other Acceptable Specimens
GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB: Urine collected in a sterile cup or container
CORNING: Urine collected in a sterile cup
CORNING: Urine collected in a sterile cup
Instructions
1. Pass >/= 1 mL of urine into a sterile container or urine transport kit.
2. Label sample noting source of urine.
2. Label sample noting source of urine.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
STERILE CONTAINER - Room temperature: 24 hours, Refrigerated: 14 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sources other than urine
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab