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Yersinia pestis (LRN rule-out)
Yersinia pestis
Last reviewed 2026-08-13
Public health significance
Plague remains a select-agent pathway, not a routine enteric workup.
Specimen types
As directed by the LRN protocol
Method
LRN rule-out / rule-in
CLIA / validation
LRN protocols. Do not improvise a hospital automated ID result into a public-health confirmation.
Interpretation
Not detected / ruled out, Presumptive, Confirmed.
Reflex / referral
LRN reference confirmation. Epidemiology and, when indicated, law enforcement.
Quality control
LRN-specified controls and custody.
Reportability
Immediate.
HL7 / ELR
LRN messaging first. Routine ELR second.
Sources
CDC LRN; APHL plague bench cards.