Expert Laboratory Analysis Coupled with LAMPS Compliance – a Great Partnership!

Legionella testing is increasingly recognized as an important component of water management programs for both potable and non-potable water systems.  ASHRAE, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and several states mandate or recommend testing to validate the water management plan and to monitor its effectiveness. This applies not only to Legionella but to other opportunistic pathogens that may be present in the building water systems.

U.S. Micro-Solutions, Inc. is a LAMPS Partner.

LAMPS Key Points

Function
Develop and maintain water management plans, including protocols for testing, treatment, and monitoring water systems to mitigate Legionella risks. Allows users to document policies, procedures, data analysis, and generate reports to maintain safe water quality within a building.
Who Uses It
Facility managers, infection preventionists, water treatment companies, engineering firms, industrial hygienists, and consultants.
Benefits
Helps comply with CDC recommendations, CMS QSO-17-30, ASHRAE Standard 188, and other relevant regulations.

Legionella Testing

Water Type Samples (Test Code = LEG) Sample Type Analytical Sensitivity (CFU/mL) Turn-Around Time (days)
Potable Faucet, shower head, hot water tank, ice machines/dispensers, drinking fountain, eye wash Liquid <1 ~8 days for final report; preliminary notification of all positive results
Swab 10
Nonpotable Cooling tower, evaporative condenser, decorative fountain, whirlpool, spa, swimming pool Liquid 10
Swab 10
Industrial Metal working fluid Liquid 10

 

Waterborne Pathogen Testing

Heterotrophic Plate Count
  • Test code: HPC
  • Sample types: water
  • Turnaround time: 5 days
Microbially Influenced Corrosion
  • Test code: BART
  • Sample types: water, liquid
  • Turnaround time: 10 days
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Test code: PSA
  • Sample types: water, swab
  • Turnaround time: 2-7 days
Burkholderia cepacia complex
  • Test code: BURK
  • Sample types: water, swab
  • Turnaround time: 4 days
Acinetobacter spp.
  • Test code: ACIN
  • ample types: water, swab
  • Turnaround time: 3 days
Mycobacteria
  • Test code: MYC
  • Sample types: water, swab
  • Turnaround time: up to 4 weeks
Fungi
  • Test code: FUNG
  • Sample types: water, swab
  • Turnaround time: 5 days
Chain Of Custody
Collection Instructions
Sample Report
Sample Report - NY
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  • Accredited by CDC ELITE, New York ELAP, A2LA (ISO 17025)
  • Lab open on Saturdays
  • Gold standard ISO 11731 culture method
  • Preliminary results issued for positive cultures
  • Rapid identification of Legionella species by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
  • Serogrouping of L. pneumophila as serogroup 1 or 2-14
  • Free collection bottles and swabs