Pneumonia Panel
- Useful for:
Pneumonia patients are frequently over-treated with antibiotics because quickly identifying the pathogen responsible for their symptoms can be challenging. The Pneumonia Panel addresses this challenge with a comprehensive molecular test that identifies 33 potential pathogen targets from sputum-like and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)-like samples. For 15 bacterial targets, the panel also provides semi-quantitative results, helping to distinguish between colonizing organisms and potential pathogens and supporting more informed treatment decisions.
- Method Name: Filmarray PCR
- Other Common Names: N/A
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 8052
- Fasting or other requirements: N/A
- Specimen Type: BAL: (including mini-BAL), Sputum
- Specimen Required Supplies: N/A
- Specimen Volume: 2 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: 1-2 working days
- Other Information:
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: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae
VIRUSES: Adenovirus, Coronavirus, Human metapneumovirus, Human rhinovirus/enterovirus, Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Parainfluenza virus, Respiratory syncytial virus
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES: Carbapenemases: IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA-48-like, VIM, ESBL: CTX-M, Methicillin resistance: mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA)
