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Test Code LUG Legionella Urine Antigen 

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas LUG Legionella Urine Antigen
Cerner   Legionella Urine Antigen 

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None.

 

Container Type: 

Sterile Specimen Cup

or

 

Grey Top 4 mL Boric Acid Tube

 

Specimen Type:

Urine

 

Specimen Volume: 

4 mL Urine minimum 0.5 mL (sterile cup only)

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Transport ambient room temperature or refrigerated.

 

For boric acid grey top tubes, mix specimen and aliquot using sterile straw transfer device.  Fill tube between the minimum and maximum fill lines indicated on label.  Immediately after filling, gently invert the tube 8 to 10 times to mix urine with boric acid.  Transport room temperature or refrigerated 2 - 8oC.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

7 days refrigerated 2-8°C

 

Performing Laboratory

Munson Medical Center Laboratories

Microbiology Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

Methodology

Immunoassay

Reporting

Reference Range:

Negative

 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is an important cause of travel, community and hospital acquired pneumonia worldwide. Legionnaires’ disease is known to occur sporadically and in outbreak settings.

CPT Code(s)

87449