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Aneeka Chaudhry AC Health Director
Dr. Nicholas Moss
AC Health
Health Officer
Kimi Watkins-Tartt
ACPHD
Director
Donata Nilsen
ACPHD
DCDCP Interim Director
Vici Varghese
ACPHD
Public Health Lab Director
March 10, 2026
To Whom it May Concern
From: Vici Varghese PhD HCLD(ABB), Director, Laboratory Services, Alameda County
Department of Public Health
Re: Submission of cultures of suspected Carbapenem Resistant Organisms (CRO) to the
Alameda County Public Health Laboratory (ACPHL)
Submission of isolates to the ACPHL must include:
• an isolate, which must be submitted pure, on an agar slant*
*any nutrient agar is suitable, as long as the isolate is pure
• a paper requisition for the submission of bacterial isolates attached
• an indication on the requisition that includes the suspected genus, and, if possible,
species of the submitted organism, and the results of any tests performed to date
in furtherance of identification. The submission must include AST (Antimicrobial
Susceptibility Testing) results.
• Please transport specimens at ambient temperature.
All isolates with appropriate paperwork should be sent to:
Alameda County Public Health Laboratory
2901 Peralta Oaks Ct. 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94605
For questions regarding submission, please contact: Dr. Vici Varghese, or Tyler Lloyd or
Jessica Pantoja-Alvarado at 510-382-4300 or by email
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely,
Vici Varghese PhD HCLD(ABB)
Director, Laboratory Services, Alameda County Department of Public Health
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