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MultiPlex PCR

Effective: 11/17/2016
Labtech Diagnostics Introduces Multiplex PCR

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Multiplex PCR is the gateway to syndromic testing and better patient care

Many infections are present with similar signs and symptoms. However, today’s targeted infectious disease diagnostics are limited to testing only the most common pathogens associated with a clinical syndrome. This leaves most infections undiagnosed and leads to additional downstream testing, patient dissatisfaction and compromised patient care. By using a molecular syndromic approach and a broad test menu, it will be able to better detect and identify the infectious agents with just one easy test.

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Multiplex PCR helps healthcare providers deliver proper treatment by providing fast and accuratepathogen identification. With same day turnaround time, clinicians can make vital decisions regarding hospital admission, isolation, cohorting, antiviral or antibiotic therapy and additional diagnostic testing.

Get Better Results

Multiplex PCR approach increases the probability of identifying a pathogen in patients with symptoms of an infectious disease and increases capability of detection of co-infections.

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When to fire up large multiplex PCR?

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RESPIRATORY PANEL, TEST ID # 10102

Panel tests for a comprehensive set of 20 upper respiratory viral and identifies the most common viral and bacterial pathogens that cause indistinguishable symptoms. The rapid and accurate identification of chooses to treat an upper respiratory tract infection.

VIRUSES:

  • Adenovirus
  • Coronavirus HKU1
  • Coronavirus NL63
  • Coronavirus 229E
  • Coronavirus OC43
  • Human Metapneumovirus Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza A/H1
  • Influenza A/H3
  • Influenza A/H1-2009
  • Influenza B
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1
  • Parainfluenza Virus
  • 2 Parainfluenza Virus 3
  • Parainfluenza Virus 4
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus

BACTERIA:

  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

GASTROINTESTINAL PANEL, TEST ID # 10100

GI Panel tests for a comprehensive set of 22 gastrointestinal pathogens. The GI Panel tests stool specimens for common pathogens associated with gastroenteritis. Quickly identifying the correct pathogen can ensure appropriate treatment, patient management and help decrease infectious gastroenteritis which can lead to severe illness or death.

BACTERIA:

  • Campylobacter (jejuni, coli and upsaliensis)
  • Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B) Plesiomonas shigelloides Salmonella
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Vibrio (parahaemolyticus, vulnificus and cholerae)
  • Vibrio cholerae

DIARRHEAGENIC E. COLI/SHIGELLA:

  • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
  • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
  • Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
  • stx1/stx2 Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)

PARASITES:

  • E. coli O157
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia

VIRUSES:

  • Adenovirus F40/41
  • Astrovirus
  • Norovirus GI/GII
  • Rotavirus A
  • Sapovirus (I, II, IV & V)
by: fridrik.bela