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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||||
| 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: | Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis NAT (Referred test) (Synonym: numerous including: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, RMSF, Brazilian Spotted Fever, Mediterranean Spotted Fever, Boutonneuse Fever, African Tick-bite Fever, Rickettsialpox, Flea-borne Spotted Fever, Japanese Spotted Fever) | ||||
| Pathogen: | Various Rickettsia species, commonly Rickettsia rickettsii, R. conorii, R. africae, R. akari, R. felis, & R. japonica | ||||
| Test Includes: | NAT or PCR Also see Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis Serology (Referred Test) | ||||
| Ordering Alert: | Contact the Public Health Lab (ProvLab) Microbiologist On-Call | ||||
| Collection Alert: | Only whole blood (LAVENDER EDTA vacutainer uncentrifuged) is acceptable for testing | ||||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB9949 | ||||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | 5 mL LAVENDER EDTA - collect at onset and during rash duration or febrile illness phase AND If eschars or lesions are present, collect these into a sterile container and add a small amount of sterile saline or UTM. Do NOT centrifuge EDTA whole blood. | ||||
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| Transportation: | Ship as Category B | ||||
| Routine Turn Around Time: | 15 calendar days upon receipt at referral lab | ||||
| Testing Area: | Referred Out | ||||
| Performing Site: | Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Calgary and Edmonton) | ||||
| Additional Test Information: | Risk Group 3 Testing performed at National Microbiology Laboratory Global distribution caused by various Rickettsia sp.; common ones listed below:
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| Last Updated On: | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | ||||
| Date of Last Review: | Jul 16 2024 12:00AM | ||||
