RESOURCE COLLECTION
Laboratory Test Menu - Resource Collection
Look here for a full list of tests conducted by the Public Health Laboratory, with collection and storage guidelines
San Francisco Public Health LaboratoryYou will find below a list of all tests that clinics can order from the Public Health Lab. Click each link to review collection, storage, and submitting guidelines.
Resources
Laboratory Test Menu
AFB (Acid Fast) Culture
AFB (Acid Fast) Smear
Adult Clostridium botulinum Toxin Testing
Amebiasis Clearance
Bacterial Culture for Identification (Enteric)
Bordetella pertussis Identification
Carbapenemase Gene PCR (Bacterial Isolates and Rectal Swabs)
Chlamydia trachomatis Molecular Detection (NAAT) – Aptima
Chlamydia trachomatis Molecular Detection (NAAT) – Alinity
Ebola PCR
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Isolation (including O157)
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Serogrouping (including O157)
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Toxin Gene PCR (including O157)
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Toxin Testing (including O157)
Shigella Clearance
Gastrointestinal Panel PCR
Gonorrhea Culture (For Select Clinics Only)
Hepatitis B (HBV) Screening Panel
Hepatitis C (HCV) Antibody Screening
Hepatitis C (HCV) Confirmatory RNA Testing
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
Herpes 2 Serology
HIV Antibody (Ab) and Antigen (Ag) Screening (CMIA)
HIV RNA Screening for Acute HIV Infection (Pooled Specimens)
HIV RNA Screening for Acute HIV Infection (Tested Individually)
HIV RNA Viral Load Testing
Influenza A(H5N1) PCR
Influenza A/B Typing PCR
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) PCR
Malaria Identification (Malaria PCR and Microscopy)
Measles PCR
Measles IgG
Mumps Virus PCR
Mumps IgG
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella-Zoster Antibody (IgG) Detection Panel
Mpox PCR
Mycobacteria Culture
Mycobacteria Smear
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (Culture)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (Culture, 2nd Line Drugs)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Rapid Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (Pyrosequencing)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Rapid Molecular Detection/Identification (PCR)
Mycoplasma genitalium Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Aptima
Mycoplasma genitalium Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Alinity
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Aptima
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Alinity
Neisseria gonorrhoeae AST (Etest)
Norovirus PCR
Parasite for Identification (non-malaria)
QuantiFERON (QFT/Tuberculosis Serology)
Rabies Animal Testing
Rubella IgG
Respiratory Panel
Salmonella Clearance
Salmonella Culture Serogrouping & Serotyping
SARS-COV-2 and Influenza A and B PCR
SARS-COV-2, Influenza A and B and RSV PCR
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Isolation (including O157)
Escherichia coli (Shiga Toxin Producing) Serogrouping (including O157)
Shiga Toxins 1 and 2 Gene PCR
Shiga Toxins 1 and 2 Testing (Immunoassay)
Shigella Clearance
Shigella Culture for Identification (Including serogrouping)
Syphilis Serology (RPR/TPPA)
Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) Serology (RPR/TPPA)
Trichomonas vaginalis TMA (NAAT) - Aptima
Trichomonas vaginalis TMA (NAAT) - Alinity
Varicella-Zoster Virus IgG