Laboratory Test Menu

Look here for a full list of tests conducted by the Public Health Laboratory, with collection and storage guidelines

San Francisco Public Health Laboratory

You 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

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)

Gastrointestinal Panel PCR

Gonorrhea Culture (For Select Clinics Only)

Hepatitis C (HCV) Confirmatory RNA Testing

Hepatitis B (HBV) Screening Panel

Hepatitis C (HCV) Antibody Screening

HIV RNA Screening for Acute HIV Infection (Pooled Specimens)

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 (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, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella-Zoster Antibody (IgG) Detection Panel

Mumps Virus PCR

Mycobacteria Culture

Mpox PCR

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (Culture)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Rapid Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (Pyrosequencing)

Mycoplasma genitalium Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Aptima

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Rapid Molecular Detection/Identification (PCR)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (Culture, 2nd Line Drugs)

Mycoplasma genitalium Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Alinity

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Aptima

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Molecular Detection (NAAT) - Alinity

Neisseria gonorrhoeae AST (Etest)

Norovirus PCR

Ova and Parasites (Trichrome and Wet Mount)

Parasite for Identification (non-malaria)

QuantiFERON (QFT/Tuberculosis Serology)

Rubella IgG

Respiratory Panel

Rabies Animal Testing

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

Shiga Toxins 1 and 2 Testing (Immunoassay)

Shigella Clearance

Shigella Culture for Identification (Including serogrouping)

Shiga Toxins 1 and 2 Gene PCR

Syphilis Serology (RPR/TPPA)

Treponema pallidum (Syphilis) Serology (RPR/TPPA)

Trichomonas vaginalis TMA (NAAT) - Aptima

Trichomonas vaginalis TMA (NAAT) - Alinity

Varicella-Zoster Virus IgG

Whole Genome Sequencing Covid-19