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LEGIONELLA URINE ANTIGEN
Test CodeLAB304824
Includes
Screening for Legionella Antigen.
Preferred Specimen
Urine in a sterile leak-proof container or Vacutainer urine culture kit-grey top.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated 2-8°C for 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Urine and CSF samples with visible blood will be rejected with recollection suggested. False positive results can occur with bloody samples
Methodology
Immunodiffusion
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Potomac Valley Hospital
