Testing available from the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory must be authorized by the appropriate state screening program or the state epidemiologist. Questions regarding the investigation of reportable disease should be directed to the appropriate county or state epidemiologist.
Test Directory Specimen Collection Guidelines
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AFB / Mycobacterium Identification
Antibiotic Resistance Confirmation Test
Blood Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic
Bordetella pertussis Culture
Bordetella pertussis DNA Detection
Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies, Total
Chlamydia Trachomatis Culture
Chlamydia trachomatis / Neisseria. gonorrhoeae DNA
Corynebacterium diphtheria Culture
Cryptosporidium / Giardia Antigen Screen
Culture, Aerobic with Gram Stain
Culture, AFB, Blood
AFB Culture w/ Smear
Culture, Anaerobic and Aerobic with Gram Stain
Dengue Fever Virus Antibodies, IgG & IgM
Escherichia coli (Hemorrhagic) Culture, Stool
Fungus Culture, Blood
Fungus Culture, Dermatophyte
Fungus Culture, General
Gonorrhea Culture
Haemophilus influenza Type B Serotyping
Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total (IgG, IgM)
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Hepatitis C Antibody
Herpes Simplex Virus Culture
HIV 1 Antibody Confirmation, Western Blot
HIV-1 RNA Quantitation, Ultrasensitive
HIV 1 and HIV 2 Antibody
Influenza A & B Virus Antibodies, IgG
Influenza A & B Virus Antibodies, IgM
Influenza Type A and Influenza Type B Antigen Detection
Influenza Virus DNA Detection
Lead, Blood
Lead, Filter Paper Blood Spot
Malaria Exam, Blood
Measles Virus Antibody, IgG
Measles Virus Antibody, IgM
Measles Virus Culture
Mumps Virus Antibody, IgG
Mumps Virus Antibody, IgM
Mumps Virus Culture
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Genotyping
Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Amplified Direct Detection
Neisseria meningitides Serotyping
Norovirus RNA Direct Detection
Ova & Parasite, Stool, Complete, Foreign Travel Top of Page
Reportable Diseases, Isolate Confirmation
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Direct Antigen Detection
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Antibodies, IgG & IgM
Rubella Virus Antibody, IgG
Rubella Virus Antibody, IgM
Salmonella Serotyping
Shigella Serotyping
Stool Culture
Syphilis IgG
TB Interferon Antigen Response
Treponemal Antibody (FTA) Absorption, IgG
Vibrio Culture
Viral Culture, General
Viral Respiratory Panel
West Nile Virus Antibody, IgG & IgM, CSF
West Nile Virus Antibody, IgG & IgM, Serum
West Nile Virus RNA Detection, Blood
West Nile Virus RNA Detection, Other Specimens
Yersinia culture
If you have questions about other tests that are not listed here, please call
NPHL Client Services at 402-559-2440 or toll free at 1-866-290-1406.
SPECIMEN COLLECTION GUIDELINES
Basic Specimen Collection Guidelines
Bordetella pertussis Culture and DFA
Bordetella pertussis PCR
Nasopharyngeal Washings
Nose
Sputum
Stool
Throat
Urine
Vomitus
PRINT all Specimen Collection Guideline documents.
Click HERE for Information from the CDC's Foodborne Outbreak Response and Surveillance Unit.
If you have questions about proper specimen collection or turnaround times, please call NPHL Client Services at 402-559-2440 or toll free at 1-866-290-1406.
Last Updated
01/06/2012
