Pneumonia Panel PCR

​Sterile container for BAL, respiratory fluid

​1 - 2 mL

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

​1 - 2 days

​KKH

​6394 1382

​Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1800 hrs

Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests

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)