Specimen Requirements

Title

LEIGONELLA CULTURE

Specimen Requirement

Methodology

Conventional culture on nonselecting and selective BCYE media.

Stability

Room Temp: 72 hours

Reference Range

Negative

Turnaround

Up to 14 days

Clinical Use

The culture isolates and identifies Legionella pneumophila responsible for legionellosis and related infections.

Test Code

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