Blood Lead

Public Health Laboratory

Drugs of Abuse

County Of Placer

Department of Health & Human Services

Public Health Laboratory

11475 C Avenue

Auburn CA  95603

Telephone: 530.889.7205

Fax: 530.889.7209

Enteric Diseases

Environmental Samples

  Food

  Water

Water Testing Brochure

Water Sampling Instructions

Influenza Surveillance/ Testing

Testing Submittal Form

Hours of Business

8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday (excluding County Holidays)

Water Testing:

8:00am to 4:00pm Monday thru Friday (excluding County Holidays, the day before Thanksgiving, and the day before Christmas)

Lyme Disease/Ticks

Parasitic Diseases

Rabies

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Tuberculosis

Sputum Specimen Collection Instructions

Laboratory Tests Available

General Bacteriology

Mycobacteriology/Tuberculosis

Virology

·      Aerobic/Anaerobic

·      Enteric Culture (Salmonella, Shigella, Campy, E.coli, Vibrio, Yersinia)

·      Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Amplified DNA Probe

·      Gonorrhea/ Culture and Smear

·      Streptococcus Throat Culture

·      Bordetella Pertussis Culture

·      PCR Bacterial Identification

·      Urine Culture and Sensitivities

·      Primary Culture

·      Direct Smear

·      Culture and Smear

·      Definitive Culture ID Genetic probe

·      Rabies

·      Herpes Virus Isolation

·      Herpes Virus Typing

·      Respiratory Virus Panel

·      West Nile Virus Antibody Testing-Human

·      PCR Viral Identification

·      Influenza Surveillance

Placer County Public Health Laboratory Home Page

Contact Information

County Of Placer

Department of Health & Human Services

Public Health Laboratory

11485 C Avenue

Auburn CA  95603

Laboratory Director
Musau WaKabongo, Ph.D., PHM, HCLD (ABB)

Telephone: 530.889.7205

Fax: 530.889.7209

Email: phlab@placer.ca.gov

Parasitology

Hematology

Mycology

·      Pinworm Slide

·      Ova- Parasite (Conc & Trichrome)

·      Blood Smear for Malaria

·      Cryptosporidium detection

·      Trichrome (Parasite Stain)

·      Formalin Ether (Concentrate)

·      Tick Species Identification- Lyme Disease

·      Blood Lead

·      Occult Blood

·      Wet Mount

·      Fungal Culture

Other

·         Water Bacteriology

·         Drugs of Abuse Screening