List of Tests

The Clinical Guide to Services of Minnesota’s Infectious Disease Laboratory

Alphabetical by Agent

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | IJK | L | M | N |
O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ

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A

• Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) See: Mycobacterium spp.
• Adenovirus
• Aeromonas spp.
• African Trypanosomiasis See: Trypanosoma brucei spp.
• Amebiasis See: Entamoeba histolytica
• American Trypanosomiasis See: Trypanosoma cruzi
• Ancylostoma spp. (Cutaneous Larva Migrans) See: Parasite Serology
• Anthrax See: Bacillus anthracis
• Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• Arbovirus
• Arthropod
• Aspergillus spp. See also: Fungal Serology
• Astrovirus

B

• Babesia spp. See also: Parasite Examination, Blood; Parasite Identification, Blood
• Bacillus anthracis
• Bacillus cereus
• Bacteria, Aerobic
• Bacterial Identification, Anaerobic See also: Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens
• Bacterial Meningitis See: Meningitis, Bacterial; also individual agents
• Baylisascaris procyonis (Neural Larva Migrans) See: Parasite Serology
• Beta hemolytic streptococcus See: Streptococcus
• Blastomyces dermatitidis See also: Fungal Serology
• Bordetella pertussis See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Botulism/Botulinum toxin See: Clostridium botulinum
• Brucella spp
• Bubonic plague See: Yersinia pestis
• Burkholderia mallei
• Burkholderia pseudomallei

C

• Calicivirus See: Norovirus
• California (La Crosse) encephalitis See: Arbovirus test listings
• Campylobacter spp. See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Candida spp.
• Chagas Disease See: Trypanosoma cruzi
• Chanchroid See: Haemophilus ducreyi
• Chancre See: Treponema pallidum
• Chicken Pox See: Varicella Zoster Virus
• Chikungunya
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae (Chlamydia pneumoniae)
• Cholera See: Vibrio spp.
• Clostridium botulinum
• Clostridium botulinum toxin
• Clostridium perfringens
• Clostridium tetani
• CMV See: Cytomegalovirus
• Coccidioides immitis See also: Fungal Serology
• Corynebacterium diphtheriae
• COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
• Coxiella burnetii
• Coxsackie virus See: Enterovirus
• Cryptococcus neoformans
• Cryptosporidium spp. (C. parvum, C. hominis)
• Cutaneous larva migrans (Anyclostoma spp.) See: Parasite Serology
• Cyclospora cayetanensis
• Cysticercosis (Larval Taenia solium) See: Parasite Serology
• Cytomegalovirus

D

• Dengue virus
• Diphtheria See: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
• Diphyllobothrium latum See: Parasite Examination, Intestinal and Parasite Identification

E

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis See: Arbovirus test listings
• Ebola virus See: BioFire NGDS Warrior Panel
• Echinococcus granulosus See: Parasite Serology
• Echovirus See: Enterovirus
• Encephalitis See: Arbovirus Test listings, Individual agents
• Encephalitozoon spp. See: Microsporidia
• Entamoeba histolytica/dispar See also: Parasite Serology
• Enteric Bacterial Culture, Routine
• Enterobius vermicularis
• Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) See: Escherichia coli
• Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) See: Escherichia coli
• Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) See: Escherichia coli
• Enterovirus
• Escherichia coli K-1 See also: Meningitis, Bacterial
• Escherichia coli O157:H7 See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Escherichia coli, Pathogenic

F

• Filarial Nematodes See: Parasite Serology
• Food poisoning (suspected)
• Francisella tularensis
• Fungal Serology
• Fungus Identification

G

• Gastroenteritis, Viral See: Norovirus, Astrovirus, Adenovirus, Rotavirus
• Giardia lamblia
• GISA (Glycopeptide Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus) See: Staphylococcus aureus Glycopeptide/Vancomycin intermediate (GISA/VISA)
• Gonorrhea (GC) See: Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Group A Streptococcus See: Streptococcus, group A
• Group B Streptococcus See: Streptococcus, group B, Meningitis, Bacterial
• GRSA (Glycopeptide Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Resistant (GRSA/VRSA)

H

• Haemophilus ducreyi
• Haemophilus influenzae See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Meningitis, Bacterial
• Haemophilus influenzae Type b
• Hantavirus
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
• Herpes Simplex Virus See also: Rash Illness Panel
• Herpes zoster See: Varicella Zoster Virus
• Histoplasma capsulatum See also: Fungal Serology
• Hookworm See: Parasite Examination, Parasite Identification, Parasite Serology
• HSV See: Herpes Simplex Virus
• Human Metapneumovirus See: Metapneumovirus, Human

IJK

• Infant Botulism See: Clostridium botulinum
• Influenza Virus
• Jamestown Canyon Virus See: Arbovirus test listings
• Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producers (KPC) or Carbapenemase-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

L

• La Crosse Encephalitis See: Arbovirus test listings
• Legionella pneumophila
• Legionella species
• Leishmania spp. See also: Parasite Serology
• Leptospira spp.
• Leptospirosis See: Leptospira spp.
• Listeria monocytogenes See also: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

M

• Malaria See: Plasmodium spp.
• Marburg virus See: BioFire NGDS Warrior Panel
• Marriage License Serology See: Treponema pallidum
• Measles Virus
• Meningitis, Bacterial
• Meningitis, Viral See: Enterovirus
• Meningococcemia See: Neisseria meningitidis
• Meningococcus See: Neisseria meningitidis
• Meningoencephalitis, Viral See: Arbovirus, Enterovirus, other individual agents as indicated
• Metapneumovirus, human
• Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant
• Microfilariae See: Filarial nematodes
• Microsporidia (Encephalitozoon spp.)
• Monkeypox virus
• MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant
• Mumps Virus
• Mycobacterium avium Complex See: Mycobacterium spp. (not tuberculosis)
• Mycobacterium bovis BCG
• Mycobacterium spp. (not tuberculosis)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

N

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae See also: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Neisseria meningitidis See also: Meningitis, Bacterial, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Neural Larva Migrans (Baylisascaris procyonis) See: Parasite Serology
• Norovirus
• Norwalk-like Virus See: Norovirus

O

• Ocular Larva Migrans (Toxocara spp., Baylisascaris procyonis) See: Parasite Serology
• Ova and Parasites, Routine See: Parasite Examination, intestinal

P

• Paracoccidioides brasiliensis See: Fungal Serology, Fungus identification
• Paragonimus westermani See: Parasite Identification, Parasite Serology
• Parainfluenza Virus
• Parasite Examination, Blood See also: Plasmodium
• Parasite Examination, Intestinal
• Parasite Identification (adult parasite)
• Parasite Identification, Blood See also: Plasmodium
• Parasite Identification (eggs, larvae, cysts)
• Parasite Serology
• Pertussis See: Bordetella pertussis
• PFGE See: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Picornavirus
• Pinworm See: Enterobius vermicularis
• Plague See: Yersinia pestis
• Plasmodium spp. See: Parasite Serology
• Plesiomonas shigelloides
• Pneumonic plague See: Yersinia pestis
• Poliovirus See: Enterovirus
• Pontiac fever See: Legionella spp.
• Powassan Virus See: Arbovirus test listings
• Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis

Q

• Q fever See: Coxiella burnetii

R

• Rabies virus
• Rash Illness Panel
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Rickettsia rickettsii group
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever See: Rickettsia rickettsii
• Rotavirus
• Routine O&P See: Parasite Examination, Intestinal
• RSV See: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Rubella Virus

S

• Saint Louis Encephalitis See: Arbovirus test listings
• Salmonella spp. See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• SARS See: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Schistosoma spp. See: Parasite Serology, Parasite Identification
• Schistosomiasis See: Schistosoma spp.
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Shigella spp. See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Smallpox See: Rash Illness Panel
• Sporothrix schenkii See: Fungal Serology, Fungus identification
• Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
• Staphylococcus aureus, Gastrointestinal Disease
• Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Intermediate (GISA/VISA)
• Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Resistant (GRSA/VRSA)
• Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant (MRSA) See also: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Staphylococcus aureus, Toxic Shock
• Streptococcus pneumoniae See also: Meningitis, Bacterial, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Streptococcus, Group A See also: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Streptococcus, Group B See also: Meningitis, Bacterial, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Strongyloides spp. See also: Parasite Serology, Parasite, Identification
• Syphilis See: Treponema pallidum

T

• Taenia solium See: Parasite Serology
• Taenia spp. See: Parasite Examination, Intestinal and Parasite Identification
• Tetanus See: Clostridium tetani
• Toxcariasis (Toxocara spp.; Visceral/Ocular Larva Migrans) See: Parasite Serology
• Toxic shock See: Staphylococcus aureus (toxic shock) and Streptococcus, group A (toxic shock)
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Treponema pallidum
• Trichinella spiralis/Trichinosis See: Parasite Serology
• Trypanosoma brucei spp. See also: Parasite Serology
• Trypanosoma cruzi See also: Parasite Serology
• Trypanosomiasis, African See: Trypanosoma brucei spp.
• Trypanosomiasis, American See: Trypanosoma cruzi
• Tuberculosis See: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
• Tularemia See: Francisella tularensis

U

• Undulant fever See: Brucella spp.

V

• Vaccinia Virus See also: Rash Illness Panel
• Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Resistant (GRSA/VRSA)
• Varicella Zoster Virus See also: Rash Illness Panel
• Variola Virus See: Rash Illness Panel
• Vibrio spp. (including V. cholerae) See: Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
• Viral Gastroenteritis See: Individual Agents: Norovirus, Astrovirus, Adenovirus, Rotavirus
• Viral Meningitis See: Enterovirus
• VISA (Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Intermediate (GISA/VISA)
• Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocara spp., Baylisascaris procyonis) See: Parasite Serology
• VRSA (Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) See: Staphylococcus aureus, Glycopeptide/Vancomycin Resistant (GRSA/VRSA)
• VZV See: Varicella Zoster Virus

W

• West Nile Virus See: Arbovirus test listings
• Western Equine Encephalitis See: Arbovirus test listings
• Whooping Cough See: Bordetella pertussis
• Worm Identification See: Parasite Identification (adult parasite)

XYZ

• Yeast identification
• Yersinia enterocolitica See also: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
• Yersinia pestis
• Zika Virus