METHODOLOGY:

Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)

 

ANALYTE TYPES:

• RNA viruses

• DNA viruses

• Bacterial DNA targets

 

INTERNAL CONTROL:

• Human RNase P gene (Specimen adequacy + extraction control)

 

TARGET CATEGORIES:

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Viruses (20+ targets):

Influenza A/B, RSV, SARS-CoV-2 (N1/N2), Coronaviruses (229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1), Rhinovirus, Enterovirus, HMPV, Parainfluenza 1–4, Adenovirus, Human Bocavirus

 

Bacteria (12+ targets):

S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, MRSA, H. influenzae, H. influenzae type b, M. catarrhalis, K. pneumoniae group, M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, L. pneumophila, B. pertussis, B. parapertussis