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Body Overview of the HIV Planning Council The HIV Planning Council (Council), established in 1992, determines the priority of HIV service needs of the community and allocates funds to each service. Members of the Council are appointed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and are individuals who are living with...

Body Test Name Department Test Code Aeromonas Culture BACT B1 Bacterial Culture, Aerobic BACT B2 Bacterial Culture for Identification ( Salmonella/Shigella) BACT B20 Bacterial Culture, Anaerobic (Call laboratory before submitting specimens for consultation) BACT B3 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Aerobic BACT B4 Bacterial Reference Culture for Identification, Anaerobic BACT B5...

Body TEST NAME QuantiFERON-TB Gold DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S78 DESCRIPTION Interferon Gamma Release Assay, indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Whole Blood CONTAINER: 1 set QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus; 1.0 ml each tube: Nil control (grey cap, white ring), TB1 Antigen (green cap, white ring), TB2 Antigen (yellow cap...

Body TEST NAME Leptospira Culture DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B104 DESCRIPTION Screening procedure for isolation and identification of Leptospira utilizing conventional biochemical testing techniques. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Urine, whole blood, CSF. Multiple specimens must be taken at least one day apart. CONTAINER: Sterile screw cap container (urine, CSF). Vacutainer tube with sodium...

Body TEST NAME Measles PCR DEPARTMENT VIRO TESTS V9 DESCRIPTION For primary diagnosis of acute Measles infection. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: NP swab or Throat swab (Throat swab preferred), Urine CONTAINER: UTM or VTM transport vial for swabs and sterile screw cap container for Urine specimens. COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Public Health...

Body TEST NAME Norovirus GI/GII PCR DEPARTMENT VIRO TESTS V11 DESCRIPTION For primary diagnosis of acute Norovirus infection. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Stool, unpreserved CONTAINER: Sterile screw cap container COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Public Health Communicable Disease Control Division at (714) 834-8180 for testing approval prior to submission. Collect stool in a...

Body TEST NAME Candida auris Reportable Disease Only DEPARTMENT MYCOL TESTS M4 DESCRIPTION Culture identified as Candida auris required by State to be sent to the Public Health Laboratory. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Pure culture on mycology slant or flask media, i.e., SAB or IMA. Specify isolate identification. CONTAINER: Submit or mail...

Body TEST NAME Mumps PCR DEPARTMENT VIRO TESTS V12 DESCRIPTION For primary diagnosis of acute Mumps infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Buccal Swab CONTAINER: UTM or VTM transport vial COLLECTION: Contact Orange County Public Health Communicable Disease Control Division at (714) 834-8180 for testing approval prior to submission. See virology specimen collection...

Body TEST SPECIMEN COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS TRANSPORT Chlamydia/Gonorrhea and/or Trichomonas nucleic acid amplification Endocervical (Genital) swab - Females Aptima Unisex Swab Specimen Collection Kit: Use the white shaft swab with red printing to remove excess mucus from the cervical os and surrounding mucosa and discard. Insert the specimen collection swab (blue shaft...