Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics

Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics

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  • The Arizona Department of Health Services is pleased to announce the availability of Candida auris PCR screening and culture at the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory started on October 16, 2023. For more information and guidance, please visit our Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Laboratory Network homepage. All collection events must be coordinated through local health departments. If you need more information, please contact your local health department.

At Arizona State Public Health Laboratory (ASPHL), the mission of Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics is to protect the public health by providing both direct clinical and reference microbiological testing and reference microbiological laboratory services. This includes consultation, technical assistance, and training to governmental agencies and private laboratories to diagnose, prevent, and treat infectious and communicable diseases and conditions.

For all of the services Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics provides, as well as sample collection and submission requirements:


Tuberculosis

Bacteriology

Performs testing for foodborne-related outbreak investigations.

Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network

Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network

Performs surveillance testing of CRE, CRPA, and CRAB.

Laboratory Response Network and Suspicious Substances

Laboratory Response Network and Suspicious Substances

Performs testing for suspicious substances and highly infectious diseases suspected in a biological threat event.Performs surveillance testing of CRE, CRPA and CRAB.

Virology/Serology

Virology/Serology

solates and identifies viral agents, including rabies, and performs antibody testing for infectious diseases.

Mycobacteriology

Mycobacteriology

Performs diagnostic testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other Mycobacterium species.