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Chemistry

Microalbumin

Urine
Urine chemistry
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

STI Panel

UTM Swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Lower Respiratory Panel

Sputum
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Urinary Tract (UTI)

Urine
Next-day
+ABR
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Molecular / PCR

Wound Panel

Wound swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
+ABR
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Molecular / PCR

Urinary Tract (UTI) Panel

Urine
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
+ABR
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Chemistry

Occult Fecal Blood (iFOB / FIT)

Stool
Immunochemical
ABR
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Chemistry

Urinalysis

Urine
Urine chemistry + microscopy
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Group A Strep

Throat swab
qPCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

C. difficile

Stool
qPCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Upper Respiratory Panel

Nasal cavity swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Gastrointestinal (GI) PCR Panel

Stool
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Wound, Skin & Ear

Swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
+ABR
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Chemistry

Microalbumin

Urine
Urine chemistry
Next-day

Urine albumin, creatinine, and albumin-to-creatinine ratio — used to detect early kidney involvement in residents with diabetes or hypertension.

Specimen:
Urine
Method:
Urine chemistry
Turnaround:
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

STI Panel

UTM Swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day

Bacterial, viral, parasitic, and yeast causes of sexually transmitted infection on one PCR panel.

Specimen:
UTM Swab
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • Treponema pallidum
  • Haemophilus ducreyi
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Herpes Simplex Virus 1
  • Herpes Simplex Virus 2
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Mycoplasma hominis
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum
  • Candida krusei
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Molecular / PCR

Lower Respiratory Panel

Sputum
Quantitative PCR
Next-day

Bacterial pathogens of lower respiratory infection with resistance genes, so therapy is chosen on evidence.

Specimen:
Sputum
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Chlamydia pneumoniae
  • Enterobacter cloacae
  • Escherichia coli
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B
  • Klebsiella (Enterobacter) aerogenes
  • Klebsiella oxytoca
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Proteus vulgaris
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
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Molecular / PCR

Wound Panel

Wound swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
+ABR

Aerobic and anaerobic wound pathogens with resistant-organism markers, so therapy is chosen on evidence.

Specimen:
Wound swab
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Citrobacter freundii
  • Citrobacter koseri
  • Enterobacter cloacae complex
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Enterococcus faecium
  • Escherichia coli
  • Klebsiella oxytoca
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Morganella morganii
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Candida albicans
  • Candida glabrata
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Candida tropicalis
  • Pichia kudriavzevii (Candida krusei)
+ABR

CTX-M OXA-48 blaKPC blaNDM VIM IMP ampC mecA vanA vanB tetM ermA/B/C

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Molecular / PCR

Urinary Tract (UTI) Panel

Urine
Quantitative PCR
Next-day
+ABR

Quantitative uropathogen panel for recurrent and complicated UTI, with loads that separate true infection from contamination.

Specimen:
Urine
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Citrobacter freundii
  • Citrobacter koseri
  • Enterobacter cloacae complex
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Enterococcus faecium
  • Escherichia coli
  • Klebsiella oxytoca
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Morganella morganii
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Candida albicans
  • Candida glabrata
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Candida tropicalis
  • Pichia kudriavzevii (Candida krusei)
+ABR

CTX-M OXA-48 blaKPC blaNDM VIM IMP ampC mecA vanA vanB tetM ermA/B/C

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Chemistry

Occult Fecal Blood (iFOB / FIT)

Stool
Immunochemical
ABR

Immunochemical fecal occult blood test (also written FIT).

Specimen:
Stool
Method:
Immunochemical
Turnaround:
REPORTS
iFOB (occult blood)
ABR
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Chemistry

Urinalysis

Urine
Urine chemistry + microscopy
Next-day

Routine urine chemistry with microscopic examination. Not a molecular test — for organism identification and resistance genes, order the Urinary Tract (UTI) Panel.

Specimen:
Urine
Method:
Urine chemistry + microscopy
Turnaround:
Next-day
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Molecular / PCR

Group A Strep

Throat swab
qPCR
Next-day

Standalone PCR detection of Streptococcus pyogenes for when a strep test alone is wanted rather than a full respiratory panel.

Specimen:
Throat swab
Method:
qPCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED

Streptococcus pyogenes

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Molecular / PCR

C. difficile

Stool
qPCR
Next-day

Standalone PCR detection of Clostridium difficile for when C. difficile alone is wanted rather than the full GI panel. Organism detection only — toxin genes are not reported, so results should be interpreted alongside clinical presentation.

Specimen:
Stool
Method:
qPCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED

Clostridium difficile

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Molecular / PCR

Upper Respiratory Panel

Nasal cavity swab
Quantitative PCR
Next-day

Viral agents of upper respiratory infection, including influenza, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2.

Specimen:
Nasal cavity swab
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Pan-Adenovirus
  • Coronavirus 229E
  • Coronavirus HKU1
  • Coronavirus NL63
  • Coronavirus OC43
  • Enterovirus D
  • Human metapneumovirus
  • Human Rhinovirus
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • Parainfluenza 1
  • Parainfluenza 2
  • Parainfluenza 3
  • Parainfluenza 4
  • RSV A/B
  • SARS-CoV-2
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Molecular / PCR

Gastrointestinal (GI) PCR Panel

Stool
Quantitative PCR
Next-day

Bacterial, viral, and parasitic causes of GI infection on one panel, including C. difficile.

Specimen:
Stool
Method:
Quantitative PCR
Turnaround:
Next-day
TARGETS DETECTED
  • Pan-Adenovirus
  • Astrovirus
  • Norovirus G1
  • Norovirus G2
  • Human rotavirus (HRTV)
  • Human sapovirus (HSaV)
  • Campylobacter
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC)
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)
  • Shiga-like toxin Escherichia coli stx1
  • Shiga-like toxin Escherichia coli stx2
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia
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