- Sample Type:
- Eye Swab, Lacrimal Fluid, Vitreous Fluid
- Microorganisms Key:
- Fungal
- Protozoal
- Slow Growing
- Streptococcus Species
- Anaerobe
- Not Typically Tested by Culture
- Target Microorganisms:
- Acanthamoeba castellani, polyphaga; Vermamoeba (Hartmannella) vermiformis
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Adenovirus
- Alternaria spp, Curvularia lunata, Penicillium spp
- Aspergillus flavus, fumigatus, niger, terreus spp
- Bacillus cereus, thuringiensis
- Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, tropicalis
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Citrobacter freundii
- Corynebacterium jeikeium, striatum, tuberculostearicum
- Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes
- Cytomegalovirus
- Demodex folliculorum
- Enterobacter aerogenes, cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis, faecium
- Enterovirus (pan)
- Epstein-Barr virus
- Escherichia coli
- Fusarium oxysporum, solani
- Fusobacterium nucleatum, necrophorum
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Herpes simplex virus 1, 26
- Klebsiella pneumoniae, oxytoca
- Microsporidia (Encephalitozoon hellum, cuniculi, Nosema (Vittaforma) ocularum)
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Morganella morganii
- Mycobacterium spp
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, asaccharolyticus, magnus, prevotii
- Proteus mirabilis, vulgaris
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Rhizopus spp, Mucor spp
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus spp.1
- Streptococcus agalactiae2
- Streptococcus anginosus, constellatus, intermedius7
- Streptococcus mitis, sanguis, mutans8
- Streptococcus pyogenes3
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Varicella zoster virus9
- 1 Coagulase negative species: S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. lugdunensis, S. saprophyticus
- 2 Group B Strep (GBS)
- 3 Group A Strep
- 4 Human Herpesvirus 5, CMV
- 5 Human Herpesvirus 4, EBV
- 6 HSV-1, HSV-2
- 7 Viridans anginosus group
- 8 Viridans group
- 9 Human Herpesvirus 3, VZV
- Antibiotic Resistance Genes:
- ACT, MIR, FOX, ACC Groups
- CTX-M1 (15), M2 (2), M9 (9), M8/25 Groups
- dfr (A1, A5), sul (1, 2)
- ermB, C; mefA
- IMP, NDM, VIM Groups
- mecA
- OXA-48, OXA-51
- qnrA1, A2, B2
- SHV, KPC Groups
- tet B, tet M
- VanA, VanB
Eliminate the guesswork in diagnosing and treating Ophthalmology infections
Southwest Labs’ Ophthalmology assay utilizes the latest in quantitative RT-PCR (real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) technology to rapidly and reliably analyze patient samples. Rapidly detect and differentiate ~99%, this assay includes testing for the most common bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens