METHODOLOGY:

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

 

ANALYTE TYPES:

• Bacterial DNA targets

• Fungal DNA targets

• Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene targets

 

INTERNAL CONTROL:

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

 

TARGET CATEGORIES:

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Bacteria (12 targets):
C. freundii, M. morganii, Enterococcus spp., P. aeruginosa, P. mirabilis, K. aerogenes, E. coli, S. epidermidis, S. pyogenes, E. cloacae, S. aureus, Bacteroides spp.

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Fungi (1 target group):
Pan-Candida spp.

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Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (14+ targets):
CTX-M, SHV, KPC, OXA-48, IMP, VIM/NDM, mecA, vanA/vanB, qnr, sul, dfrA, tetM, tetA, tetB