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 Meningitis/ Encephalitis 22 Panel Assay (ME22)

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 Detection of 22 target pathogens:

• Bacteria

  • Escherichia coli K1

  • Haemophilus influenzae

  • Listeria monocytogenes

  • Neisseria meningitidis

  • Streptococcus agalactiae

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Staphylococcus aureus

  • Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato/ Borrelia miyamotoi

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• Viruses

  • Mumps virus​

  • Measles virus

  • Human enterovirus

  • Parechovirus

  • Herpes simplex virus 1

  • Herpes simplex virus 2

  • Varicella zoster virus

  • Epstein-Barr virus

  • Cytomegalovirus

  • Human herpesvirus 6

  • Human herpesvirus 7

  • Human herpesvirus 8

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• Yeast

  • ​Cryptococcus neoformans sensu lato

  • Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato

Specimen Requirements

• 0.6 to 1mL cerebrospinal fluid

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LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 1 working day

Meningitis/ Encephalitis Package II Assay (ME28)

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Detection of 28 target pathogens:

• Bacteria

  • Escherichia coli K1

  • Haemophilus influenzae

  • Listeria monocytogenes

  • Neisseria meningitidis

  • Streptococcus agalactiae

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Staphylococcus aureus

  • Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato/ Borrelia miyamotoi

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  • Non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM)

  • Leptospira spp.

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• Viruses

  • Mumps virus​

  • Measles virus

  • Human enterovirus

  • Parechovirus

  • Herpes simplex virus 1

  • Herpes simplex virus 2

  • Varicella zoster virus

  • Epstein-Barr virus

  • Cytomegalovirus

  • Human herpesvirus 6

  • Human herpesvirus 7

  • Human herpesvirus 8

  • Dengue

  • Chikungunya

  • Zika

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• Yeast

  • ​Cryptococcus neoformans sensu lato

  • Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato

Specimen Requirements

• 0.6 to 1mL cerebrospinal fluid

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LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 1 working day