Southwest Labs is your local clinical Infectious Disease laboratory
PCR detects what culture misses. Stop waiting for labs to culture fastidious and slow growth pathogens, and get the answers you need. Southwest Labs sets the pace for industry-leading infectious disease laboratory operations through unparalleled turnaround time, yielding insights that mobilize accurate clinical decisions.
Why partner with Southwest Labs?
Eliminate broad spectrum treatments and get a more targeted approach to treating infectious diseases.
How Southwest Labs PCR compares to traditional culture
- TURNAROUND TIME
- ACCURACY
- DETECTION
- ANTIBIOTICS
Southwest Labs PCR
- Results within 48 hours*
- ~ 99% Sensitivity and Specificity, for all present pathogens, including co-infections
- Rapid detection of fastidious organisms such as fungi, anaerobes and resistance genes
- Less susceptible to antibiotic use
Traditional Culture
- Results can take an average of 3-14 days
- Typically only detects the primary pathogen
- Extended incubation time for fungi and anaerobes. Potential for “mixed flora” and no specificity of pathogens
- Is affected by antibiotic use
*From laboratory receipt of completed requisition and specimen.
Provider Friendly Test Reports
- Easy To Read
- Patient Report Summary
- Personalized Antibiogram
Southwest Labs test report is designed with the provider in mind. Our test report is easy to read because it provides physicians with all the clinical information they need, at a glance.
- Patient / Specimen Account Information
- Report Summary
- Antibiogram