Pneumonia Panel PCR

BA0353

Synonym(s):
Specimen Container

​Sterile container for BAL, respiratory fluid

Specimen Requirement

​1 - 2 mL

Specimen Storage/Transport

​Dispatch as soon as possible or store at 4oC before transport

Orderable as Urgent? No
Turn Around Time

​1 - 2 days

Testing Laboratory Location

​KKH

Laboratory Molecular Microbiology
Contact Number

​6394 1382

Day and Time Performed

​Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1800 hrs

Last specimen receipt time: 1730

 
Sat: 0800hrs to 1800 hrs
Last specimen receipt time: 1630
 
Sun & PH: 0800 hrs to 1800 hrs
Last specimen receipt time: 1500
Orderable on CPOE? Yes
Downtime Form

Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests

Additional Information

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This is a restricted test. It can only be ordered by:

1)      ICU wards (e.g. NICU, CICU, WICU),

2)      Infectious Disease physicians or

3)      Authorised Respiratory physicians.

Each Pneumonia Panel request must be accompanied by an additional request for standard bacterial culture.

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Pathogens covered by this assay include:

Bacteria

  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex
  • Enterobacter cloacae complex
  • Escherichia coli
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Klebsiella aerogenes
  • Klebsiella oxytoca
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae group
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Proteus spp.
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus agalactiae
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes

Atypical Bacteria

  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Viruses

  • Adenovirus
  • Coronavirus (229E, HKU1, NL63, OC43)
  • Human metapneumovirus
  • Human rhinovirus/enterovirus
  • Influenza A virus
  • Influenza B virus
  • Parainfluenza virus (1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Respiratory syncytial virus

Antibiotic Resistance Genes

  • CTX-M (extended spectrum β-lactamase)
  • IMP (imipenem β-lactamase)
  • KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase)
  • NDM (New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase)
  • OXA-48-like (oxacillinase β-lactamase)
  • VIM (Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase)
  • mecA and MREJ (methicillin resistance)

Last Updated - 27 Jun 2025