DIRECTORY OF SERVICES

NEVADA STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY
A division of the University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Pathology

L.D. Brown, MD MPH
Laboratory Director

Stephanie Ernaga, MT(ASCP), MBA
Administrative Director

CLIENT SUGGESTION FORM pg6
ADMINISTRATION pg7
CONTACTS FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIESpg7
BUSINESS HOURS: pg7
ANNUAL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: pg7
CAMPUS MAP pg8
DELIVERY OF SPECIMENS/SAMPLES pg9
SERVICES pg9
MISSION pg9
OBJECTIVES pg9
SPECIMEN AND SAMPLE MAILERS pg9
REQUISITIONS pg10
CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY pg11
ORDERING SUPPLIES pg11
PAYMENTS AND PRICES pg12
GENERAL INFORMATION pg12
SPECIMEN COLLECTION pg12
SPECIMEN LABELING pg12
BLOOD FOR ROUTINE TESTING pg12
COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS FOR CULTURE pg14

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)pg14
CUTANEOUS SPECIMENSpg14
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACTpg14
LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACTpg15
STOOL FOR CULTUREpg15
URINE FOR CULTUREpg16
COLLECTION OF WOUND/ABSCESSpg18
COLLECTION OF SAMPLES FOR CHLAMYDIA AND/OR GONORRHEA BY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION (LCx, LCR, PCR)pg18

SPECIMEN TRANSPORT pg20

Transport By Courier pg20
Transport By Mail pg21

REJECTION CRITERIA pg22
REPORTING PROCEDURES pg22
CONSULTATION AND TRAINING pg23
eLABorator NEWSLETTER pg23

TEST DIRECTORY 

Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Culture & Smearpg25
Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB), by PCRpg26
Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Smear pg27
Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Susceptibility Studiespg28
Adenovirus, Direct Detection by DFApg29
Biopsy, Fine Needle Aspiration – Referenced to University Pathology Associates (UPA)pg30
Biopsies, Surgical – Referenced to University Pathology Associates (UPA)pg31
Body Fluid Cytology – Referenced to University Pathology Associates (UPA)pg32
Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis (Whooping cough), Nasopharyngeal Culturepg33
Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis (Whooping cough), Nasopharyngeal Smear by DFApg34
Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough), Nasopharyngeal by PCR pg35 
Chlamydia, DNA Probe (LCx) – Swab Samplepg36
Chlamydia, DNA Probe (LCx) – Urine Samplepg37
Chlamydia, RNA Probe (GenProbe) – Swab Samplepg38
Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) pg39
Corynebacterium (Diphtheria) pg40
Cryptosporidium Smear, Stool pg41
Culture, Anaerobic pg42
Culture, Campylobacter sp. only pg43
Culture, Ear pg44
Culture, Eye pg45
Culture, Genital Tract, Female (Cervical, Urethral, and Vaginal)pg46
Culture, Genital Tract, Male (Urethral) pg47
Culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) pg48
Culture, Respiratory - Lower pg49
Culture, Respiratory - Upper pg50
Culture, Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA)pg51
Culture, Stool pg52
Culture, Stool, Yersinia sp. Only pg53
Culture, Streptococcus Screen Beta-Hemolytic, Throat (Group A Only)pg54
Culture, Urine pg55
Culture, Wound pg56
Fungal, Drainage or Exudate pg57
Fungal, Hair pg58
Fungal, Nails pg59
Fungal, Skin pg60
Fungal, Sputum pg61
Gonorrhea (GC), DNA Probe (LCx) – Swab Sample pg62
Gonorrhea (GC), DNA Probe (LCx) – Urine Sample pg63
Gonorrhea, RNA Probe (GenProbe) – Swab Sample pg64
Hantavirus (Sin Nombre Virus) IgG & IgM, ELISA pg65
Hantavirus (Sin Nombre Virus), RT-PCR , Qualitative pg66
Hepatitis A Antibody, IgM pg67
Hepatitis A Antibody, Total; IgG and IgM pg68
Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total; IgG and IgM pg69
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Qualitative pg70
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Quantitative (Immune Status) pg71
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen pg72
Hepatitis C Antibody (HCV) pg73
Hepatitis C Viral Load, Quantitative (RNA) pg74
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Culture pg75
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1 & HSV-2) Culture and Typing pg76
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1 & HSV-2) by PCR pg77
HIV Antibody (Screening ELISA) pg78
HIV, Provirus DNA, PCR, Qualitative pg79
HIV Viral Load, Quantitative (RNA) pg80
HIV Viral Load, Quantitative (RNA) Ultrasensitive pg81
HIV, Western Blot – Antibody Confirmation Test pg82
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection and Typing by PCR W/Sequencing pg83
Influenza Culture pg84
Influenza A, Direct Detection by DFA pg85
Influenza B, Direct Detection by DFA pg86
Influenza Sub-Typing pg87
Lead, Blood pg88
Legionella Culture pg89
Maturation Index/Hormonal Evaluation pg90
Measles, Mumps & Rubella - MMR Immunity Profile pg91
OVA & Parasites pg092
PAP smear pg93
Parainfluenza – Types 1, 2 or 3 - Direct Detection by DFA pg94
Parasite Examination, Blood pg95
Parasite Identification pg96
Pinworm pg97
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Direct Detection by DFA pg98
Rubella Antibody, IgG (German Measles) pg99
Rubella Antibody, IgM (German Measles) pg100
Rubeola Antibody, IgG (Measles) pg101
Rubeola Antibody, IgM (Measles) pg102
Serotyping of Salmonella, Shigella or Neisseria meningitides pg103
Susceptibility Testing, Aerobic and Facultative Anaerobic Organism pg104
Syphilis, FTA-ABS (Antibody Confirmation Test – Treponema pallidum) pg105
Syphilis, RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin), Screening Assay pg106
Syphilis, TP.PA – (Antibody Confirmation Test – Treponema pallidum) pg107
Syphilis, VDRL Cerebrospinal Fluid pg108
Yersinia pestis (Plague) – Reference Culture pg109
Yersinia pestis (Plague) - Serology pg110

FOODBORNE ILLNESS INVESTIGATION 
SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND IDENTIFICATION pg112

Food and Related Environmental Samples pg112
Food Handlers pg112
Fecal Specimens pg112

Shipment of Specimens pg113
Reporting Procedures and Interpretation pg113
Collection and Shipment of Specimens for Foodborne Illness pg114
Food-Borne Illness Requisition Form 

APPENDIX A 
Laboratory Test Requisition Form 
Chain-Of-Custody Form 
Supply Order Form