Robert Flahart Ph.D. Senior Laboratory Scientist
Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories
Telephone Number: 785-296-1636
Specimens sent to the Diagnostic Microbiology
Laboratory
Specimens are accepted from any health care provider, or county
health department free of charge. Packaging and shipment of specimens
should conform to the United States Postal Regulations for the
shipment of clinical and hazardous material. Information can be
found at: http://www.usps.com (Search
for "Publication 52".)
Specimens for screening of enteric
pathogens parasites, and tuberculosis can be sent to the laboratory
by using collections kits provided by the laboratory or in commercially
available collection kits. Specimen
kits can be ordered by mailing or faxing an order form to the laboratory.
Click here for the order form. Cultures for identification
or confirmation should be sent on appropriate transport media.
What's New:
We
are now offering polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection
of Bordetella pertussis in nasopharyngeal specimens. This is
a sensitive test procedure and will reduce both the false positive
and negative results associated with the direct fluorescent
antibody (DFA) test that we have been using."
- The universal form is now the standard form for requesting
diagnostic microbiology testing. It is important to remember
that each form requires your provider code. Your provider
code has been sent to your facility but if it is unavailable
please contact the Sample and Data Management section @ 785-296-1654
to obtain it. The Universal Form is intended to be used to
request tests for all of the clinical specimens collected during
one patient visit. Separate forms must be used for specimens
collected over multiple visits by the patient or for specimens
collected on multiple days. In other words, while the same
form can be used for different specimens you must use a separate
form for specimens collected on different dates or if more
than one of the same type of specimen and test is being sent.
Please fill out both sides of the form, patient information
on the front and test requests on the back. CLIA requires that
the patient name (or unique identifier), date collected, provider
identification, and test(s) requested appear on each requisition
form. The other information on the form (patient's date of
birth, gender, race, county of residence etc.) is used by public
health programs to monitor disease incidence in Kansas. Note
that if the patient's county of residence is not known then
enter the county where you are located. Written reports on
specimens with incomplete requisitions will be held until all
the required information is obtained.
- To reflect changes in CLIA and CDC reporting requirements
Salmonella isolates will be reported in the following format:
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