immunological

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Office of Laboratory Services (OLS)
167 11th Avenue South Charleston WV 25303
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Dedicated to the promotion and protection of West
Virginia's public health by supporting state and local
infectious disease control efforts through diagnostic
testing, preventing metabolic disorders detectable at
birth, and assuring the quality of testing in clinical and
environmental laboratories.
Office of Laboratory Services'
Mission
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Diagnostic Immunology
• Rubella
• Syphilis
• Lyme
• Hepatitis A (outbreak situations)
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• HIV
• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
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Diagnostic Immunology and
Corrections
So what do you do for us??
 Adult Immunization Project
 Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
testing
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Diagnostic Immunology :
Adult Hepatitis B Immunization
Project
 Currently only 2 facilities are involved in this
project.
Tygart Valley Regional Jail
Southern Regional Jail
OLS performs Hepatitis B and C testing.
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The Lab provides the following
supplies for this program:
8.5 mL blood tubes
Needle and Hub Assembly
DOT approved shipping supplies
Current Submission Form
Current Supply Requisition Form
 Forms and DOT Regs are also
available online at www.wvdhhr.org
/labservices
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Diagnostic Immunology
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Testing
 This testing has been offered to Prison,
Jails and Juvenile Detention Centers.
Working with Sites for over 6 years
Lab performs Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
Testing using a noninvasive urine
specimen
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The Lab provides the following
supplies for this program:
 Urine Collection Device
 Plastic Transfer Pipette
 Urine Sample Cup
 Urine Sample Cup Lids
 DOT Approved Shipping Supplies
 Current Submission Form
 Current Supply Requisition Form
 Also available online at
www.wvdhhr.org/labservices
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Most Common Problems
 Specimens held for to long before mailing
 Forms filled out incorrectly
 Date of collection missing from the submission form
 Not packaging specimens according to DOT
regulations. ( A fine could be levied against the
facility).
 Expired Media
 Lack of Contact Person
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Diagnostic Immunology Contact
Information
Diagnostic Immunology Section
1-304-558-3530 ext 2405
HIV/AIDS and STD (HADS)
1-304-558-2195
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Diagnostic Immunology:
Questions
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