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| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Leishmaniasis - Visceral Form (Kala Azar) | ||
| Pathogen: | Leishmania donovani Leishmania chagasi Leishmania infantum | ||
| Test Includes: | Culture Microscopy Serology (includes rK39 for detection of antibodies against Leishmania donovani complex) | ||
| Ordering Alert: | Travel history must be provided. | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Microscopy and Culture Direct (bedside) smear on a glass slide, air dried (touch prep or tissue smear) AND Tissue (biopsy- liver, spleen, lymph nodes) or aspirate (bone marrow), collected in a sterile container with a small volume of saline (for instructions click on the link below) IMPORTANT - SHIP SPECIMENS DIRECTLY TO PROV LAB AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, WITHIN 24 HOURS OF COLLECTION. Serology 5 mL serum separator tube (SST) or pediatrics may use 2 mL red top tube. For k39 testing only: Store at 2-8°C for up to 3 days, otherwise store at or below -20°C until tested. | ||
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| Testing Area: | Parasitology or Parasitic Serology | ||
| Referral Lab: | Serology performed at National Reference Centre for Parasitology | ||
| Performing Site: | Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton) | ||
| Additional Test Information: | If k39 antigen detection for L. donovani is required, please consult the Public Health Lab (ProvLab) Microbiologist On-Call prior to ordering. | ||
| Contact Comments: | Culture and PCR performed only by prior arrangement with the Public Health Lab (ProvLab) Microbiologist On-Call . | ||
| Last Updated On: | Monday, January 15, 2024 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Jan 4 2024 12:00AM | ||
