Laboratory Directory of Services
Disease, Suspected Agent or Requested Test
Alphabetical Directory
Click on the letters below to browse the test menu
Botulism Clostridium botulinum
Brucellosis Brucella species
Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melidosis)
Candida spp (other than C. auris)
Carbapenemase Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Chancroid—Haemophilus ducreyi
Chlamydia trachomatis - Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT)
Cholera—Vibrio cholera
Clostridioides difficile (Clostridium difficile/C. diff)
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene)
Colistin-resistant Gram Negative Bacteria
COVID-19 - Orders must be submitted through the Lab Web Portal (see additional guidance below)
- COVID-19 Sequencing Guidance
- TN Lab Web Portal Quick Guide - COVID-19
- TN Lab Web Portal Presentation
Cryptosporidium —CRYPTONET
Cryptosporidium, water
Giardia, water—Contact Environmental Microbiology
Glanders - Burkholderia mallei
Influenza virus, Novel or Pandemic Influenza A, H5 or H7 (human samples)
Inorganic chemistry
LaCrosse encephalitis virus (California Group)
Legionella pneumophila, culture
Legionella, environmental sample
Legionnaires diseases—Legionella
Malaria slide (Plasmodium species)
Meliodosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei)
Mycobacterium, cultures for identification (extra-pulmonary only)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea), culture
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea), NAAT
Neisseria meningitidis, grouping
Newborn screening— Tennessee Newborn Screening Program Information Toolkit
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
Quantiferon Gold - Tuberculosis
Rabbit fever— Francisella tularensis
Radiation surveillance
Radiochemistry
Rapid plasma regain (RPR)—Syphilis
Total coliform
TP-PA (Treponema pallidum Particle Agglutination)—Syphilis Serology
Tuberculosis (TB)—Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tularemia—Francisella tularensis
Undulant fever—Brucella species
Water bacteriology
Water chemistry
West Nile Virus Encephalitis Serology -Human
West Nile Virus-Birds and Mosquitos
Please see the Newborn Screening Laboratory webpage.
Requisitions:
- COVID-19 TEST REQUISITION FORM (PH-4360) Revised 9/21
- Clinical Submission Form (PH-4182) Revised 9/21
- Select Agent Rule Out Submission Form (PH-4263) for Sentinel Microbiology Laboratories use - Notification Required PRIOR to Sample Submission - Revised 9/20
- Rabies Submission Form - (PH-4177) Restricted to: Public Health Departments, Veterinary Clinics, and those who have received prior authorization for testing from Epidemiology.
- Influenza and Viral Respiratory Panel Submission Form (PH-4149) - Restricted to: Sentinel Provider Network (SPN), EIP Influenza Hospitals, and the Office of the Medical Examiner.
- Laboratory Supplies Requisition - Nashville Central Laboratory (PH-1580A)
- Laboratory Supplies Requisition - Knoxville Regional Laboratory (PH-1580C)
Other Resources
- Resource Personnel Phone Listing
- Rule Out/Refer Bench Cards - Biothreat Agent Bench Cards for the Sentinel Laboratory