Joint Infection (JI) Panel
- Useful for:
The Joint Infection (JI) Panel provides a comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges of diagnosing septic arthritis and prosthetic joint infections. The panel delivers comprehensive results across 31 causative pathogens and eight antimicrobial resistance markers, supporting a clearer and more informed approach to the diagnosis of joint infections.
- Method Name: Filmarray PCR
- Other Common Names: N/A
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 8055
- Fasting or other requirements: N/A
- Specimen Type: Synovial fluid
- Specimen Required Supplies: N/A
- Specimen Volume: 2 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: 1-2 working days
- Other Information:
GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA: Bacteroides fragilis, Citrobacter, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Kingella kingae, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Morganella morganii, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella spp., Serratia marcescens.
YEAST: Candida spp., Candida albicans.
GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA: Anaerococcus prevotii/vaginalis, Clostridium perfringens, Cutibacterium avidum/granulosum, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Finegoldia magna, Parvimonas micra, Peptoniphilus, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes.
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES: Carbapenemases, IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA-48-like, VIM, ESBL, CTX-M, Methicillin resistance mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA), Vancomycin Resistance vanA/B
