Test Code CLEG CULTURE LEGIONELLA/DFA [LAB2184]

Performing Laboratory

Pathology Laboratory Des Moines, IA

Smears: Monday through Friday; Cultures: Read Sunday through Saturday

Analytical Time:

6 days

Plate Culture/ Fluorescent Antibody Stain/ Microscopic Evaluation

Sputum, Bronchial Washings, or Lung Tissue/ Sterile Container

Refrigerated Stability:

24 hours

Frozen Stability:

7 days

Ambient Stability:

2 hours

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