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If a sentinel lab suspects a bioterrorism pathogen, use STATPack to send images of both Gram stain and culture morphology. If STATPack not available, call (402) 888-5588.
Quick Reference Guide to Specimen Collection of Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Guidelines
Definition of LRN Sentinel Laboratory-
Revised April 2018
Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Information
BT Readiness Checklist for Sentinel Laboratories
Checklist for Sentinel Clinical Laboratories
Sentinel Laboratory procedures to "Rule-out or Refer"
and Procedures for other suspected agents from the American Society for Microbiology
Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Brucella
Botulinum Toxin
Burkholderia
Coxiella burnetii
Novel Influenza Viruses
Plague (Yersinia pestis)
Smallpox
Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
Bioterrorism Poster
NPHL Bench Guide for Hazardous Pathogens
APHL Bench Guide
APHL Blue Book - Clinical Laboratory Preparedness & Response Guide
BT Media Protocols
LRN Tube Catalase
LRN Tube Motility
LRN Tube Urea
Case Study Reference Articles
Bacillus anthracis
Gastrointestinal Anthrax
Anthrax associated heavy rainfall and flooding
Brucella ssp
A Literature Review of Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis
Brucella suis
Infection Associated with Feral Swine Hunting
Case of Brucellosis: Laboratory Diagnosis and Safety
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Melioidosis Cases and Selected Reports of Occupational Exposures to
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Epidemiology and Investigation of Melioidosis, Southern Arizona
Francisella tularensis
Photo Quiz - Cellulitis, Headache and Fever following Tick Bites
Answer to Photo Quiz
Francisella tularensis
Bacteria associated with feline Tularemia
Yersinia pestis
Fatal Laboratory -Acquired Infection with an Attenuated
Yersinia pestis
Stain
Human Plaque
Laboratory-Acquired Infections
Employee infected while working at lab had virtually no safety training: Report
Laboratory-Acquired Infections