Arizona Department of Health Services Guidance for Laboratories

• Lab Submissions Guidelines
• Arizona State Lab Specimen Submission Form
• ADHS Algorithm to Assist in Decisions on Testing and Treatment for the New 2009 H1N1 Strain

Resources and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidance

• Specimen Collection, Processing, and Testing for Patients with Suspected Infection
• Biosafety Guidelines for Lab Workers
• Protocol for Antiviral Susceptibility Testing by Pyrosequencing
• Sequencing Primers and Protocol
• CDC Protocol of Realtime RTPCR for the New 2009 Influenza A H1N1 Strain
• Use of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests