Does my hospital laboratory (California ONLY) need to send diagnostic stool specimens for infant botulism testing to my local public health laboratory first?
No. Please send all diagnostic stool specimens from California patients directly to the IBTPP laboratory at CDHS (please see laboratory information pages). Please note that a laboratory analysis will be conducted only on those specimens that have received prior authorization for testing by an IBTPP physician. Do not submit “unannounced” specimens as they will not be tested. Thank you.
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