Atypical Pneumonia Unit

Tel: 020 8200 4400
Fax: 020 8205 6528

Head of unit: Dr Tim Harrison

The Atypical Pneumonia Unit (APU) offers a range of reference, confirmatory and referred (charged) tests for the following organisms: legionella, mycoplasma/ureaplasma, respiratory chlamydia, bordetella and bartonella. Where services are offered as reference services (i.e. free of charge) for customers in England and Wales, they are offered on the assumption that the primary diagnostic work has been undertaken already. Evidence of such primary testing should be noted on the specimen request forms or a charge will be levied.

The APU also offers a referred (charged) serological service for infections caused by Bartonella spp.

N.B. Turnround times and other information given apply to 'routine' referrals only. All urgent and/or outbreak investigation specimens will be processed on receipt after prior telephone discussion with the Unit.

R1 Atypical pneumonia request form (PDF, 319 KB)
Atypical pneumonia request form, December 2010

Last reviewed: 2 February 2010

• Bartonella reference services
  Added/updated: 15 April 2010
  
• Bordetella reference services
  Added/updated: 14 April 2010
  
• Legionella Reference Services
  Added/updated: 1 December 2009
  
• Mycoplasma reference services
  Added/updated: 16 February 2011
  
• Respiratory Chlamydiae reference services
  Added/updated: 15 April 2010