Blood Culture Identification Panel

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Blood Culture Identification Panel

Test Information:
A multiplexed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test designed for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of nucleic acids from 33 clinically significant bacterial and yeast pathogens, as well as select antimicrobial resistance genes, directly from a single positive blood culture specimen.

GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA DETECTED:

  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Enterobacterales
    1. Enterobacter cloacae complex
    2. Escherichia coli
    3. Klebsiella aerogenes
    4. Klebsiella oxytoca
    5. Klebsiella pneumonia group
    6. Proteus spp.
    7. Salmonella spp.
    8. Serratia marcescens
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaYEAST DETECTED:
  • Candida albicans
  • Candida auris
  • Candida glabrata
  • Candida krusei
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Cryptococcus (C. neoformans/C. gattii)GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA DETECTED:
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Enterococcus faecium
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Staphylococcus spp.
    1. Staphylococcus aureus
    2. Staphylococcus epidermidis
    3. Staphylococcus lugdunensis
  • Streptococcus spp.
    1. Streptococcus agalactiae
    2. Streptococcus pneumoniae
    3. Streptococcus pyogenesANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES DETECTED:
  • IMP
  • KPC
  • OXA-48-like
  • NDM
  • VIM
  • mcr-1
  • CTX-M
  • mecA/C
  • mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA)
  • vanA/B

Specimen Container:
Blood Culture Bottle

Specimen Type:
Blood Culture Samples identified as positive by a continuous monitoring blood culture system.

Required Volume:
0.2 mL (200 µL)

Patient Preparation:
No Patient Preparation

Notes:
N/A (Not Applicable)

Storage & Stability
(Before Processing)

  • Storage: Room Temperature (18 to 24˚C)
    Stability: Up to 24 hours after positivity

In the blood culture system for up to 24 hours after positivity.

Transport Temperature:
Room Temperature (18˚C – 24˚C)

Test Category:
Routine

Test Schedule:
Daily

Results Availability:
Within 4 Hours upon receipt of specimen

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