Polymerase Chain Reaction
Biofire PNA Panel
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
UCSD Microbiology
LAB07959
Daily
1 Day
1-2 mL Broncoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
Sterile Container
Refrigerate-Only
Room Temp=Unacceptable; Refrigerated=24 Hous; Frozen=Unacceptable
Sputum; Endotracheal aspirates; Centrifuged or pre-processed samples; Specimens with preservatives, additives or mucolytic agents
2 mL Broncoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
1 mL Broncoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
Complete UCSD Microbiology/Virology requisition and submit with specimen refrigerated within 24 hours of collection. Send with TForce route courier Monday-Friday or call for a pick-up same day specimen is packaged including on weekends.
Detection of 18 Bacteria (Acinetobactercalcoaceticus-baumanii 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, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumonia), 7 resistance markers (CTX-M, IMP,
Because of the high sensitivity of this assay, it will not be performed on multiple BAL specimens per patient and will not be repeated within 7 days. This assay should not be used as a test of cure, as the presence of nucleic acids can persist even when infections have been adequately treated.
5/11/23
SA