The following describes the type of sample that is appropriate for each of our tests. Please refer to Molecular Microbiology Specimen Submission for more information.
Broad-Range PCRs |
Acceptable Specimens |
Bacteria |
Acceptable
Unacceptable
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Fungi |
Acceptable
*Fungal PCR may have interference due to some lots of eSwabs which have been found to contain Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA, resulting in false positive detection. Clinical correlation and/or retesting with a different collection method is advised. The detection of S. cerevisiae from eSwab specimens can interfere with our ability to rule out other fungal DNA. Unacceptable
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AFB |
Acceptable
Unacceptable
|
Pathogen Specific Assays |
Acceptable Specimens |
Bacteria
AFBFungi
Parasite |
Acceptable
Unacceptable
|
Testing on Cultured Organisms |
Acceptable Specimens |
Organisms Identified by DNA Sequence-Based Methods
Detection of Specific GenesStrain Typing |
Acceptable
Unacceptable
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Code | Name | Specimen | Comments |
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ASEQID | AFB ID by Sequence Analysis | Pure Culture | |
ASPDNA | Aspergillus fumigatus DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
BSEQID | Bacteria ID by Sequence Analysis | Pure Culture | |
NGS16S | Bacterial detection by 16S NGS | This only available as a reflexive test,... | |
NRBDNA | Bacterial DNA Detection by PCR (without reflex to NGS) | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
BWGSID | Bacterial ID by Whole Genome Sequencing | Pure Culture | |
BCTDNA | Bacterial PCR reflex NGS | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
NGSTYP | Bacterial Strain Typing by Whole Genome Sequencing | Pure culture of bacterial organisms | |
BRTDNA | Bartonella DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
COCDNA | Coccidioides DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
CRYDNA | Cryptococcus DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
ENBDNA | Enterobacterales DNA Detection | This only available as a reflexive test,... | |
NGSITS | Fungal DNA Detection by ITS Next Gen Seq | This only available as a reflexive test,... | |
NRFDNA | Fungal DNA Detection by PCR (without reflex to NGS) | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
FUNDNA | Fungal PCR reflex NGS | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
HISDNA | Histoplasma DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
LEGDNA | Legionella DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
LSHDNA | Leishmania species DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
MECPCR | mecA by PCR | Pure culture | |
MSEQID | Mold ID by Sequence Analysis | Pure Culture | |
MTBWGR | MTB Resistance by Whole Genome Sequencing | Pure Culture | |
TBCDNA | M. tuberculosis complex DNA Detection | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
MAVDNA | Mycobacterium avium complex DNA Detection | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
MCHDNA | Mycobacterium chimaera DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
MPLDNA | Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma DNA Detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
NTMDNA | Nontuberculous Mycobacteria DNA Detection | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
PNEDNA | Pneumocystis DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
TOXDNA | Toxoplasma DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
TPLDNA | Treponema pallidum DNA detection by NAAT | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
TPLSWB | Treponema Pallidum DNA detection, Mucocutaneous | UTM Swab | |
TWHDNA | Tropheryma whipplei DNA detection by PCR | Tissue (Fresh frozen or paraffin-embedde... | |
YSEQID | Yeast ID by Sequence Analysis | Pure Culture |
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