Legionella urinary antigen (Calgary/South)
- Test Name:
- Legionella urinary antigen (Calgary/South)
- Organism(s)/Disease(s):
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Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1
Legionella urinary antigen
Legionnaires disease
Pneumonia/atypical pneumonia
- Body Source(s):
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Urine
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
Provide:
• specimen source - specify: Midstream urine
• current antibiotic therapy and start date
• clinical history
- Collection Device/Tube Type:
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BD Vacutainer (grey-top) preservation tube
Sterile plastic container with secure lid
- Handling/Storage Comments:
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If transported to the testing laboratory within 24 hours, the specimen can be stored at room temperature
• If transport is delayed > 24 hours, refrigerate the specimen
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Comments:
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This test only detects L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and will not detect infections caused by other L. pneumonila serogroups.
A negative antigen result does not exclude infection with L. pneumophila serogroup 1
- Last Reviewed:
- 06 May 2023
