Wound infection panel with antibiotic resistance

Identify wound infections and check antibiotic resistance
Profile Number
P030
CPT
87801, 87798 (15) 87650, 87641 (2), 87640, 87500
Synonyms
Wound Infection and ABR Combo, Wound PCR Panel with Sensitivity Screening
Test Details
METHODOLOGY

DNA extraction and real-time polymerase chain reaction

RESULT
TURNAROUND TIME

within 48 hours

RELATED DOCUMENTS
Test Includes

Acinetobacter baumannii, Bacteroides spp., Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter braakii, Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella aerogenes, Morganella morganii, Psuedomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Klebsiella spp.

Specimen Requirements
SPECIMEN 
TYPE

Wound swab

MINIMUM
VOLUME

0.5 mL

CONTAINER

Universal transport medium or viral transport medium

COLLECTION 
INSTRUCTIONS
STABILITY
REQUIREMENTS

48 hours

STORAGE

Refrigerated at 4 - 8 degrees celsius.

PATIENT
PREPARATION

None

RELATED 
TESTS

P029, P028, P002