Sampling and Submission Guide

October 01, 2016


Labs About IBL Chemical Threat Testing Clinical Lab Certification Clinical Testing Drinking Water Certification Environmental Testing Food Testing Sampling and Submission Guide Sentinel Labs Training X-Ray Licensure	Sampling and Submission Guide List of Tests (Alphabetical by Agent) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Results reporting format options for each test: Web portal, email, standard mail, or fax Note: Sampling and Submission Guides for environmental testing are currently under revision. Please contact Ernie Bader at badere@dhw.idaho.gov or 208-334-0590 for questions pertaining to testing environmental samples. This listing is still in progress. Please call 208-334-2235 to inquire about tests not listed below. A (back to top) Adenovirus (see Respiratory Virus Culture) Abrine (Abrin marker) Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) Identification Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) Smear and Culture Aeromonas spp. Culture Aeromonas spp. Identification Anthrax (see Bacillus anthracis) Arbovirus (non-clinical sample) Arsenic in Urine (see Metals in Urine) B (back to top) Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus (non-clinical sample) Bacteria, Aerobic Bacteria, Anaerobic Barium in Urine (see Metals in Urine) Beryllium in Urine (see Metals in Urine) Bird flu (see Influenza) Bordetella pertussis Culture Bordetella pertussis Identification Bordetella pertussis PCR Botulinum toxin Botulism (see Botulinum toxin) Brucella spp. Brucellosis (see Brucella spp.) Burkholderia mallei (see Burkholderia spp.) Burkholderia pseudomallei (see Burkholderia spp.) Burkholderia spp. C (back to top) Cadmium in Blood (see Metals in Blood) Cadmium in Urine (see Metals in Urine) Campylobacter spp. Culture (clinical sample) Campylobacter spp. Identification (clinical sample) Campylobacter spp. (non-clinical sample) Chemical Threat Multi-Agent Surge Event Chickenpox (see Varicella Zoster Virus) Chikungunya virus (call 208-334-2235 for more information) Chloride (see Common Anions) Clostridium difficile Culture Clostridium perfringens Common Anions Coxiella burnetii Cryptosporidium hominis Identification (see Cryptosporidium spp. Identification) Cryptosporidium parvum Identification (see Cryptosporidium spp. Identification) Cryptosporidium spp. Identification Cyanide D (back to top) Dengue virus (call 208-334-2235 for more information) E (back to top) Ebola virus (call 208-334-2235 for more information) Enterotoxins (see Staphylococcus aureus) Escherichia coli (clinical sample) Escherichia coli O157:H7 (clinical sample) Escherichia coli (non-clinical foodborne sample) F (back to top) Fluoride (see Common Anions) Francisella tularensis FTIR (see Unknown Liquid or Powder) Fungal Identification G (back to top) Giardia lamblia Identification (see Cryptosporidium spp. Identification) Glanders (see Burkholderia spp.) Group A Invasive Streptococcus (see Streptococcus, invasive group A) H (back to top) Haemophilus influenzae Hantavirus Antibody Hepatitis B Antibody Hepatitis B Antigen Hepatitis C (call 208-334-2235 for more information) HIV Antigen/Antibody HIV MultiSpot Antibody Differentiation HNPAA (Tetranitromethane Explosive Metabolite) I (back to top) Influenza Influenza A (see Influenza) Influenza A subtype (see Influenza) Influenza B (see Influenza) Invasive Group A Streptococcus (see Streptococcus, invasive group A) J (back to top) K (back to top) L (back to top) Lead in Blood (see Metals in Blood) Lead in Urine (see Metals in Urine) Listeria monocytogenes (clinical sample) Listeria monocytogenes (non-clinical sample) Lyme Disease Antibody M (back to top) Malaria Identification Measles (Rubeola) Antibody Melioidosis (see Burkholderia spp.) Mercury in Blood (see Metals in Blood) MERS-CoV (see Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) Metabolic toxins Metals in Blood (Cadmium, Lead, Mercury) Metals in Urine (Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Lead, Thallium, Uranium) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Monochloroacetate (see Metabolic toxins) Monofluoroacetate (see Metabolic toxins) Mumps Mycobacterium spp. Identification Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Culture Confirmation Mycobacterium tuberculosis Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (MDDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis NAAT N (back to top) Nerve Agent Metabolites Nitrate (see Common Anions) Nitrite (see Common Anions) Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Norovirus O (back to top) Orthopox Viruses P (back to top) Pandemic Influenza (see Influenza) Parainfluenza (see Respiratory Virus Culture) Pertussis (see Bordetella pertussis) PFGE (see Strain typing) Plague (see Yersinia pestis) Q (back to top) Q Fever (see Coxiella burnetii) R (back to top) Rabies Rat poison (see Tetramine) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (see Respiratory Virus Culture) Respiratory Virus Culture Ricin toxin (non-clinical sample) Ricinine (Ricin marker) (clinical sample) RSV (see Respiratory Virus Culture) Rubella Rubeola (see Measles) S (back to top) Saint Louis Encephalitis (non-clinical sample) (see Arbovirus) Salmonella spp. culture Salmonella spp. (non-clinical sample) Salmonella spp. serotype Shigella spp. (non-clinical sample) Shigella spp. serotype Smallpox (see Orthopox Viruses) Staphylococcus aureus (non-clinical sample) Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B Strain typing (PFGE) Streptococcus, invasive group A Sulfate (see Common Anions) Syphilis Confirmatory Test (see Syphilis TPPA Confirmation) Syphilis Screening Test (see Syphilis VDRL Screening) Syphilis Titer (see Syphilis VDRL Screening) Syphilis TPPA Confirmation Syphilis VDRL Screening T (back to top) TB (see Mycobacterium tuberculosis) Tetramine Tetranitromethane Explosive Metabolite (see HNPAA) Thallium in Urine (see Metals in Urine) *Trypanosoma cruzi* Tuberculosis (see Mycobacterium tuberculosis) Tularemia (see Francisella tularensis) Turbidity in Water U (back to top) Unknown Liquid or Powder (FTIR Analysis) Uranium in Urine (see Metals in Urine) V (back to top) VZV (see Varicella Zoster Virus) Varicella Zoster Virus Antibody Varicella Zoster Virus Culture *Vibrio cholorae* (non-clinical sample) VOCs (see Volatile Organic Compounds) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) W (back to top) West Nile Virus (clinical sample) West Nile Virus (non-clinical sample) (see Arbovirus) Western Equine Encephalitis (non-clinical sample) (see Arbovirus) Whooping cough (see Bordetella pertussis) X (back to top) Y (back to top) Yersinia enterocolitica (non-clinical sample) Yersinia pestis Z (back to top) Zika virus (call 208-334-2235 for more information)