Pneumonia PCR Panel

Pneumonia Panel

24 hours

PCR

Detected/Not Detected Semi-quantification

Accredited NRL Laboratory

Daily

33 total. Bacteria: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Moraxella catarrhalis, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes. Atypicals: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Viruses: Adenovirus, Coronavirus, Human metapneumovirus, Human rhinovirus/enterovirus, Influenza A, Influenza B, Parainfluenza virus, Respiratory syncytial virus. Resistance genes: IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA-48-like, VIM, CTX-M, and mecA/C with MREJ (MRSA).

Sputum, Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid

2mL

Sterile container

No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.

This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.