Guidance

Legionnaires’ disease: referral of specimens for confirmation

A guide explaining how to refer samples to Public Health England (PHE) to confirm a preliminary diagnosis.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 8 November 2016

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Legionnaires’ disease: referral of samples

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Details

This document provides guidance to colleagues referring samples to PHE from patients affected by Legionnaires’ disease. It explains:

• the type of samples to refer
• where to send them
• why these samples need to be sent

Published 8 November 2016