“From the 1st of April 2018, SHLMPRL will no longer accept sera for the primary diagnosis of L.pneumophila or Legionella species infections. We will continue to provide a reference service for confirmatory serology of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and in some cases other Legionella species, but only after discussion with the requesting laboratory and where there are appropriately timed, paired sera available and only from cases that have been previously Legionella urine antigen positive and / or respiratory specimen PCR / culture positive.

 

We will continue to provide a serological service in support of HPS led investigations into clusters / outbreaks of legionellosis where it is agreed with SHLMPRL that serology would be useful.”