- Sample Type:
- Nasopharyngeal/Nares, Oropharyngeal Ear
- Microorganisms Key:
- Fungal
- Protozoal
- Slow Growing
- Streptococcus Species
- Anaerobe
- Not Typically Tested by Culture
- Target Microorganisms:
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Adenovirus
- Alternaria spp, Curvularia lunata, Penicillium spp
- Aspergillus flavus, fumigatus, niger, terreus spp
- Bordetella pertussis, parapertussis, bronchiseptica
- Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, tropicalis
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Corynebacterium jeikeium, striatum, tuberculostearicum
- Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes
- Cytomegalovirus4
- Enterococcus faecalis, faecium
- Enterovirus (pan)
- Epstein-Barr virus5
- Escherichia coli
- Fusarium oxysporum, solani
- Fusobacterium nucleatum, necrophorum
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Herpes simplex virus 1, 26
- Klebsiella pneumoniae, oxytoca
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Parainfluenza virus (types 1, 2, 3, 4)
- 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 pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes3
- 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
- Expected turnaround time:
Within 48 hours (TAT is the interval starting when a specimen and order are received in the laboratory and ends with release of the test result.)
Eliminate the guesswork in diagnosing and treating Otolaryngology infections
Southwest Labs’ Otolaryngology 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