Other Infectious Diseases Panels

Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika RT-PCR Assay

Specimen Requirements

• 2x3 ml EDTA blood

• 2 ml EDTA plasma

• 3 ml urine
   

LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 2 days

Rapid PCR for Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel (ME)
 

• 14 pathogens

  • Bacteria

    • Escherichia coliK1

    • Haemophilus influenzae

    • Listeria monocytogenes

    • Neisseria meningitidis

    • Streptococcus agalactiae

    • Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Viruses

    • Cytomegalovirus

    • Enterovirus

    • Herpes simplex virus 1

    • Herpes simplex virus 2

    • Human herpesvirus 6

    • Human parechovirus

    • Varicella zoster virus

  • Yeast

    • Cryptococcus neoformans/ gattii

Specimen Requirements

• 0.2-0.4 ml cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
   

LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 6 hours

Rapid PCR for Blood Culture Identification Panel (BCID)
 

• 24 pathogens

  • Gram positive bacteria

    • Enterococcus

    • Listeria monocytogenes

    • Staphylococcus

    • Staphylococcus aureus

    • Streptococcus

    • Streptococcus agalactiae

    • Streptococcus pyogenes

    • Streptococcus pneumoniae

  • Gram negative bacteria

    • Acinetobacter baumannii

    • Haemophilus meningitis

    • Neisseria meningitides

    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • Enterobacteriaceae

    • Enterobacter cloacae complex

    • Escherichia coli

    • Klebsiella oxytoca

    • Klebsiella pneumoniae

    • Proteus

    • Serratia marcescens

  • Yeast

    • Candida albicans

    • Candida glabrata

    • Candida krusei

    • Candida parapsilosis

    • Candida tropicalis

  • Antibiotic Resistance

    • mecA – methicillin resistance

    • vanA/B – vancomycin resistance

    • KPC – carbapenem resistance

Specimen Requirements

• 1 mL sample from positive blood culture (Eg: BioMerieux BACT/ALERT Blood Culture Bottles, BD Bectec Blood Culture Bottles)
   

LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 6 hours

Rapid HSV 1 & 2 Assay

Specimen Requirements

• Cutaneous lesion swab

• Mucocutaneous lesion swab

• 0.5 ml Cerebrospinal fluid

• 3 ml EDTA blood
   

LAT (Laboratory turnaround time)

• 24 hours