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Akron Children's > For Healthcare Professionals > Lab Tests : Akron | Mahoning Valley

BioFire Pneumonia Panel, BAL

PATIENT INFO
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TESTS REQUESTED
Test Name: ICD9 Code: (required)
1. BioFire Pneumonia Panel, BAL  
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SPECIMEN INFO
Collection Date & Time:
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Test ID :
LAB3806
Specimen Type:
1.0 mL of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) in a sterile, leak-proof container
Tube Type:
Sterile container
Cause for Rejection:
Quantity not sufficient; unlabeled or mislabeled samples; samples from any source other than BAL
Storage:
Refrigerated
Availability:
Sent to reference laboratory (Summa Health)
Methodology:
Multiplexed nucleic acid test intended for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acids from multiple viral and bacterial respiratory organisms.
Special Instructions:
The Pneumonia Panel Film Array must be ordered in conjunction with the Respiratory Culture (LAB267).

For respiratory samples other than BAL (trachael aspirate, sputum), please order the Pneumonia Panel Film Array (LAB4779) performed in-house in the Microbiology Laboratory.
Lab/Phone:
330-543-8406
TAT:
1-2 days
CPT Code:
87633
Panel Includes:
Targets include the following:

Bacteria
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus baumanni 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.

Atypical Bacteria
Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Viruses
Adenovirus, Coronavirus, Human Metapneumovirus, Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Influenza A, Influenza B, Parainfluenza Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
CTX-M, IMP, KPC, NDM, OXA-48-like, VIM, and mecA/C and MREJ.

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