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Malaria
See: Plasmodium spp.
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Marriage License Serology
See: Treponema pallidum
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| Measles Virus - Detection in Clinical Samples
Methodology: Culture
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: Urine (>1 ml) in a sterile container
Throat swab in viral transport medium
Nasal swab in viral transport medium
Shipping: Ship within 24 hours at refrigeration
temperature.
Turnaround: 21 days
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Measles Virus - IgM and IgG Antibody Detection
Methodology: Indirect fluorescent antibody and Enzyme Immunoassay
Tests Included in Panel: Measles Virus IgM, IgG; Rubella Virus IgM,
Total
Restrictions:Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: Congenital or acute phase serum or paired
sera
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Within 2 working days of specimen receipt
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040 |
| Meningitis,
Bacterial - Antigen Detection Panel
Methodology: Latex agglutination
Tests Included in Panel: Detection of Haemophilus influenzae
type b, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli K1,
Group B Streptococcus and Neisseria meningitidis
Groups A, B, C, Y and W135
Tests may be requested individually.
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: CSF (0.5 ml)
Serum (1 ml)
Urine (10 ml) Urine is not recommended for detection of Group B
Streptococcus antigen.
Actively growing pure culture on suitable medium
Shipping: Ship CSF, serum, urine frozen or refrigerated.
Ship cultures at room temperature.
Turnaround: Within 1 working day of specimen receipt
This disease is reportable. Isolates must be submitted to MDH as
required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Meningitis, Bacterial - PCR Panel
Methodology: PCR
Tests Included in Panel: Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus
pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae
Tests may be performed individually.
Restrictions: Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: CSF (0.5 ml)
Serum (0.5 ml)
Whole EDTA blood (0.5 ml)
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Not available
Comment: This test is for research use only.
This disease is reportable. Isolates must be submitted to MDH as
required by State Rule 4605.7040 |
| Meningitis, Viral
See: Enterovirus
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Meningococcemia
See: Neisseria meningitidis
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Meningococcus
See: Neisseria meningitidis
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Meningoencephalitis, Viral
See: Arbovirus, Enterovirus, other individual
agents as indicated
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| Metapneumovirus, human
Methodology: PCR
Restrictions: Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Nasopharyngeal swab, dry or in viral
transport medium
Throat swab, dry or in viral transport medium
Nasal wash (0.5 ml)
Bronchoalveolar lavage, pleural fluid, tracheal aspirate (0.5 ml)
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Comment: This test is for research use only.
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
See: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin
Resistant
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Microfilariae
See: Filarial nematodes
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| Microsporidia (Encephalitozoon
spp.) - Detection of DNA in Clinical Samples
Methodology: PCR
Restrictions: Contact laboratory at (651) 201-5048
before requesting this test
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Stool, fresh
Stool sample in non-formalin preservative or transport medium (e.g.
PVA, EcoFix Cary-Blair)
Shipping: Unpreserved stool or stool in Cary-Blair:
ship at refrigeration temperature
Stool in preservative: ship at room or refrigeration
temperature.
Turnaround: Not available
Comments: This test is for research use only. Test
differentiates Encephalitozoon intestinalis, E. hellum, and
E. cuniculi.
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| Monkeypox virus - Detection in Clinical Samples
See also: Rash Illness Panel
Methodology: Culture
Restrictions: Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Roof of lesion in a sterile container
Swab of lesion in viral transport medium
Touch-prep (slide) of vesicular fluid
Biopsy material
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature. Turnaround:
21 days
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Monkeypox virus - Detection of DNA in Clinical Samples
Methodology: PCR (Laboratory Response Network protocols)
Restrictions: Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Roof of lesion in a sterile container
Swab of lesion, dry or in transport medium. Contact lab for details.
Touch-prep (slide) of vesicular fluid
Shipping: Contact laboratory for transport instructions.
Turnaround: Not available
Comments: This test is for research use only.
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MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
See: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant
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| Mumps Virus - Detection in Clinical Samples
Methodology: Culture
Restrictions:Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: Throat swab in viral transport medium
Urine (>1 ml) in a sterile container
CSF (>1 ml)
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: 14 days
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040 |
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Mumps Virus - IgG Antibody Detection
Methodology: Enzyme Immunoassay
Restrictions:Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test.
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: Congenital or acute phase serum or paired
sera
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Sent to CDC; no turnaround time available.
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040 |
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Mycobacterium avium Complex
See: Mycobacterium spp. (not tuberculosis)
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| Mycobacterium bovis and bovis BCG - Identification/Confirmation of Referred Isolate
Methodology: Varies
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Not Required
Specimen: Actively growing culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Not available
Comments: M. bovis and M. bovis BCG are members of the M. tuberculosis complex. Speciation
may be requested if there has been consumption of unpasteurized dairy products (M. bovis) or complications of BCG therapy for bladder cancer or vaccine. Sent to CDC for speciation. |
| Mycobacterium spp. - Identification/Confirmation of Referred Isolate
Methodology: Nucleic acid probe, HPLC, conventional
biochemicals
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Probe results available within 3 working
days. Biochemical identification varies.
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Mycobacterium spp. (not tuberculosis) - Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Restrictions: Testing is done on request only and
must be billed directly to the submitter.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Varies
Comments: Isolates are sent to National Jewish
Mycobacterial Reference Lab, Denver, CO.
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Mycobacterium spp. (not tuberculosis) - Detection in Clinical Samples
Methodology: Concentrated acid-fast smear, Culture
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: See Specimen
Requirements
Shipping: Ship blood and bone marrow at room temperature, other specimens at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Smear available within 1 working day.
Negative culture results available after 6 weeks of incubation.
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Complex - Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, First-Line Drugs
Methodology: Performed by MGIT 960 method
Drugs Included in Panel: isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide
Restrictions: Done automatically on initial patient
isolate and subsequent isolates with evidence of treatment failure.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Usually within 14 days of receipt or
isolation of organism.
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex - Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Second-line Drugs
Restrictions: Done automatically on isolates resistant
to 2 or more first-line drugs, or resistant to rifampin only.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Varies
Comments: Sent to CDC for testing.
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex - Detection in Clinical Samples
Methodology: Concentrated acid-fast smear, Culture
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Required
Specimen: See Specimen
Requirements
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Smear available within 1 working day.
Negative culture results available after 6 weeks of incubation.
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex - Identification/Confirmation of Referred Isolate
Methodology: Nucleic acid probe, HPLC, and conventional
biochemicals
Restrictions: None
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Probe results available within 3 working
days. Biochemical identification varies.
This disease is reportable. Isolates must be submitted to MDH as
required by State Rule 4605.7040
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex - Molecular Subtyping
Methodology: Restriction fragment length polymorphism
Restrictions: Done at the request of epidemiology
staff only.
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Actively growing pure culture on suitable
solid medium
Growth in BACTEC bottle
Growth in MGIT tube
Shipping: Ship at room temperature, sealed culture
system.
Turnaround: Not available
Comments: Sent to regional genotyping laboratory
This disease must be reported to MDH as required by State Rule 4605.7040
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| Mycoplasma pneumoniae - Detection of DNA in Clinical Samples
Methodology: PCR
Restrictions: Contact Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Prevention and Control at (651) 201-5414 or (877) 676-5414 before
requesting this test
Fee Sticker: Not required
Specimen: Nasopharyngeal or throat swab, dry or
in transport medium
Sputum (0.5 ml)
Bronchoalveolar lavage, pleural fluid, tracheal aspirate (0.5 ml)
Shipping: Ship at refrigeration temperature.
Turnaround: Not available
Comments: This test is for research use only.
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