- Sample Type:
- Urine
- Microorganisms Key:
- Fungal
- Protozoal
- Slow Growing
- Streptococcus Species
- Anaerobe
- Not Typically Tested by Culture
- Target Microorganisms:
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, tropicalis
- Citrobacter freundii
- Enterobacter aerogenes, cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis, faecium
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella pneumoniae, oxytoca
- Morganella morganii
- Mycoplasma genitalium, hominis
- Proteus mirabilis, vulgaris
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Serratia marcescens
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Streptococcus agalactiae 1
- Streptococcus pyogenes 2
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Ureaplasma urealyticum
- 1 Group B Strep (GBS)
- 2 Group A Strep
- 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 UTI infections
Southwest Labs’ Urinary Tract Infection Plus (UTI) assay utilizes the latest in quantitative RT-PCR (real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) technology to rapidly and reliably analyze your patient samples. Rapidly detect and differentiate ~99% of common bacterial, viral, and fungal targets, reducing follow up costs and delays in diagnosis and treatment.