Forms Required: NPHL Test Request Form (completed in its entirety). It must accompany the specimen to include the following information: symptoms and date of onset, pregnancy status, travel, and vaccine history. Testing will not be performed without all required information.
Please call NPHL Client Services at 402-559-2440 or toll free at 800-334-0459 for further clarification.
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| Test: |
Francisella tularensis
- Contact the NPHL emergency pager 402-888-5588 for guidance if Francisella tularensis cannot be ruled out in the laboratory
- Perform only required LRN protocols to rule out and refer potentially hazardous pathogens according to LRN-B guidlines
- Test Request Form needed: NPHL Test Request Form
- NPHLBenchGuide_FINAL20131221.pdf
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| Synonym: |
Tularemia, rabbit fever |
| Method: |
CDC Laboratory Response Network approved methods |
| Availability: |
- Test performed Monday - Friday
- Turnaround time 1-5 days
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| Specimen: |
- Isolates
- Clinical specimens (blood, serum, bone marrow, body fluids, tissues)
- Environmental samples
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| Collection Device: |
- Isolate on media slant or plate
- Test subject to CLIA regulations and requires patient identifiers on container and requisition forms
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| Volume: |
- Requested volume for liquid clinical samples: 1 mL
- Minimum volume for liquid clinical samples: 0.5 mL
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| Storage/Transport: |
- See Category A shipping instructions
- Specimen Packaging & Shipping - NPHL
- Seal tubes with Parafilm™ or tape and place in biohazard bag with absorbent material
- NPHL Test Request Form (completed in its entirety) must accompany specimens
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| Unacceptable: |
- Leaking container
- Inappropriate specimen type
- Insufficient volume
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| Specimen Stability: |
Isolate stable at ambient air 15°-25° C |
| Reportable Disease: |
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| Comments: |
Contact NPHL emergency pager before sending specimen 402-888-5588 |
| Revised: |
10/22/2025 |
If you have questions about proper specimen collection, please call
NPHL Client Services at 402-559-2440 or toll free at 800-334-0459.
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