Acute respiratory pathogen infections are common causes of acute local and systemic disease with substantial morbidity and mortality in paediatric, adult and immunocompromised patients.
The FTD respiratory pathogens assay is a qualitative in vitro nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection and differentiation of specific viral and bacterial nucleic acids in nasopharyngeal specimens of human origin and is an aid in the diagnosis of respiratory infections caused by the various agents above.
Microbiology - Virology
IRNA
Swab samples can be shared for SARS-CoV-2, Rapid Influenza/RSV
Requests are batch tested daily Monday - Friday, approx 1100; with results available mid-late afternoon. Urgent or weekend testing requires discussion with and approval from a Microbiologist.
Adenovirus respiratory DNA
Human metapneumovirus RNA
Parainfluenzavirus RNA
Rhinovirus RNA
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Full Resp panel
Respiratory panel
24 hours
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