Molecular Microbiology Acceptable Specimens
Acceptable Specimens
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
|
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
|
Associated Tests
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... | |
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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