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Laboratory Testing for Listeria
- CDC offers confirmatory identification of Listeria species recovered from normally sterile sites.
- CDC accepts specimens for analysis only from state public health laboratories and other federal agencies. Private healthcare providers and institutions must submit specimens to their state public health laboratory for processing.