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Acanthamoeba keratitis
Bordetella pertussis
Burkholderia cepacia
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Clostridium difficile
Cryptosporidium
E. coli
Fusarium
keratitis
Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
Hepatitis
HIV/AIDS
Influenza
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) producers - See CRE
MRSA/VISA/VRSA
Mumps
Poliovirus
Pseudomonas
Salmonella
SARS
Smallpox
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus Group B (GBS)
Syphilis
Tick-Transmitted Diseases
Tuberculosis
West Nile Virus
- MLS: Laboratory Update: March 22, 2007 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
Acanthamoeba Keratitis Investigation - CDC Acanthamoeba Infection: Updates and general information
- MLS: Laboratory Update: February 17, 2011 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
Best Practices on the Use of PCR Testing for Pertussis Diagnosis - MDH Pertussis website
- MDH Pertussis Information for Health Care Professionals
- CDC General Pertussis Information
- MLS: Laboratory Advisory: August 29, 2005 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
Burkholderia cepacia Found as Contaminant in Alcohol-free Mouthwash - MLS: Laboratory Update: March 19, 2004 (PDF: 30 KB, 1 page)
Burkholderia cepacia possible association with nasal spray - MMWR: March 26, 2004
Manufacturer's Recall of Nasal Spray Contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriacea (CRE)
MDH Links
- MDH For Health Professionals: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- MLS Laboratory Update: November 17, 2011
Detection of Isolates with NDM-1 Resistance Mechanism - Minnesota
- MLS Laboratory Update: January 25, 2011 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
IDSA Makes Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Recommendations
- MLS Laboratory Update: September 23, 2010 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
Detection of a Rare Metallo-beta-lactamase Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae (PDF: 34KB/3 pages) - MLS: Laboratory Update: March 25, 2009 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
KPC Protocols on CDC Site (PDF: 45KB, 2 pages) - MLS: Laboratory Update: February 24, 2009 (PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
K. pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) - Producer Isolated in MN (PDF: 45KB, 2 pages)
CDC Links
- Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume17, February 2011
New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase from Traveler Returning to Canada
- MMWR September 21, 2010
Update: Detection of a Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae – United States, 2010 - MMWR June 25, 2010
Detection of Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Carrying Metallo-Beta-Lactamase - United States, 2010 - Protocol for Modified Hodge Test
- Protocol for Recovery of Carbapenemase Resistant Enterobacteriacea from rectal swabs
- CDC M.A.S.T.E.R web site: KPC case study
- CDC Conference Call Summary Audio and Slides
March 17, 2009 -Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Detection and Control - MMWR March 20, 2009
Guidance for Control of Infections with Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Acute Care Facilities
Other Links
- ISDA: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for ESBL
- MIMA Meeting January 22, 2009
Presentation by Dr. Schreckenberger: Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae - An Infection Control Emergency (PDF:986KB, 46 pages)
MDH Links
CDC Links
- MDH Guidelines for Cryptosporidium Specimen Submission to the Minnesota Department of Health August 2010
- Evaluation of the Positive Predictive Value of Rapid Assays Used by Clinical Laboratories in Minnesota for the Diagnosis of Cryptosporidiosis
Clinical Infectious Diseases: April 15, 2010 - MMWR:
March 12, 2004
Manufacturer's Recall of Rapid Cartridge Assay Kits on the Basis of False-Positive Cryptosporidium Antigen Tests - Colorado, 2004 -
MMWR: March 23, 2004
Update: Manufacturer's Recall of Rapid Cartridge Assay Kits on the Basis of False-Positive Cryptosporidium Antigen Tests
MDH Links
- MLS: Laboratory Update: May 27, 2010
E. coli Cases in MN Associated with Raw Milk - MDH/MLS Survey Summary:
"Laboratory Methods for Identification of Non-O157 Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli (STEC)" - MDH Information on E. coli O157:H7 and HUS
- MMWR: October 16, 2009
Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin--Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories - FoodNet News - Winter 2008
- Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)
- CDC E. coli 0157:H7 Information
- MMWR:
September 29, 2006
Importance of Culture Confirmation of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli Infection
- MLS: Laboratory Update: April 14, 2006 (PDF: 28KB, 1 page)
Fungal Keratitis Infections Related to Contact Lens Use - MMWR: April 10, 2006
Fusarium Keratitis - Multiple States, 2006
Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)
- MLS: Laboratory Update: January 23, 2009
Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib) Cases Increase - MMWR: January 23, 2009
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type B Disease in Five Young Children — Minnesota, 2008
- MMWR: June 18, 2008
False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Tests-
New York City, 2005-2008
MDH Links
- MDH Laboratory Influenza Information
- MDH PCR Survey Results: February 17, 2010
Clinical Labs’ Use of Influenza PCR Testing on Specimens from MN Patients (PDF: 42KB/5 pages)
Data from survey provided by MLS laboratories - August 17, 2009 MDH Teleconference
Testing for Influenza - A PCR Update and More - MDH General Influenza Information
- MDH Avian and Pandemic Flu Information
CDC Links
MMWR: August 10, 2012
Evaluation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for Influenza A (H3N2)v Virus and Updated Case Count — United States, 2012
Guidance for Clinicians on the use of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for the 2010-2011 Influenza Season
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Influenza 2009 - 2010 Season
- CDC Press Release: June 22, 2010
New CDC Test to Detect Human Infections with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Authorized for Use by FDA - CDC Interim Recommendations: September 29, 2009
Interim Recommendations for Clinical Use of Influenza Diagnostic Tests During the 2009-10 Influenza Season - MMWR: September 29, 2009
Bacterial Coinfections in Lung Tissue Specimens from Fatal Cases of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) - MMWR:September 25, 2009
Performance of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests During Two School Outbreaks of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection - CDC Interim Biosafety Guidance: August 15, 2009
Interim Biosafety Guidance for All Individuals handling Clinical Specimens or Isolates containing 2009-H1N1 Influenza A Virus (Novel H1N1), including Vaccine Strains - Interim Guidance for the Detection of Novel Influenza A Virus Using Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests - August 10, 2009
- MMWR: August 7, 2009
Evaluation of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus – U.S. - CDC General Influenza Information
Other Links
- Iowa Dept. of Public Health News Release: May 5, 2010
Outbreak of Mumps in Northwest Iowa - MMWR: June 1, 2006
Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Control and Elimination of Mumps - MDH Lab Testing for Mumps fact sheet (PDF: 58KB/2 pages)
- MDH Mumps Information
- MMWR:
April 11, 2006
Exposure to Mumps During Air Travel - MMWR:
April 7, 2006
Mumps Epidemic - Iowa, 2006 - CDC Laboratory Testing for Mumps Infection
- CDC General Mumps Information
- MMWR:
October 14, 2005
Poliovirus Infections in Four Unvaccinated Children-Minnesota, August-October - MLS: Laboratory Update:
October 13, 2005(PDF: 30KB, 1 page)
Isolation of Vaccine-derived Poliovirus Update - MLS: Laboratory Update:
October 4, 2005 (PDF: 30 KB, 1 page)
Isolation of Vaccine-derived Poliovirus in an Unvaccinated Infant
- MLS: Laboratory Advisory:
August 26, 2005 (PDF: 20KB, 1 page)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in eye drops
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant S.aureus
VISA/VRSA - Vancomycin Intermediate/Resistant S. aureus
- MLS Laboratory Update: May 7, 2010
Vancomycin Resistant/Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA/VISA) Reminder - MDH VISA/VRSA Information for Health Professionals
- CDC MMWR:
April 23, 2004
VRSA - New York - CDC VISA/VRSA
- CDC VISA/VRSA Laboratory Recommendations and Guidelines
Streptococcus Group B (GBS)
CDC Links
- Group B Strep General Information for Laboratorians
- MMWR: November 19, 2010
Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
- MLS Laboratory Update: February 18, 2011
Discordant Results from Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening (PDF: 23KB, 1 page)
- MDH Syphilis Information
- MLS Laboratory Update: May 11, 2010
Human Anaplasmosis & Ehrlichiosis Important Update - MDH Tick Transmitted Disease Information for Health Professionals
- MDH January, 2009
Survey Summary of MLS Laboratories Regarding the Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) - CDC Tuberculosis Laboratory Information
- MMWR:
December 16, 2005
Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States - MMWR:
December 30, 2005
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005
- CDC: Update
Questions and answers about false positve results with a commercially-available West Nile virus test kit - MLS: Laboratory Update: May 31, 2007
WNV Testing and Surveillance, MN 2007 - MDH West Nile Information for Health Professionals
- CDC West Nile Information
