Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Legionella pneumophilla DNA, biological sample

Sample Modification

Test code: 2670

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Frozen: bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, tracheal washings, urine, synovial fluid, serum.
Refrigerated: Whole blood EDTA (1 week)
     

        
 · Contaminated respiratory secretions: expectorated sputum and samples of the lower respiratory tract contaminated with microbiota of the upper respiratory tract, such as aspirates, washes or bronchial brushing.

· Non-contaminated respiratory secretions: uncontaminated lower respiratory tract samples.

· Tissues: lung tissue obtained by biopsy or necropsy, or tissue from other organs.

· Other less frequent samples: pleural fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or blood (do not freeze).
  
 Plasma or serum samples are not accepted.    

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