OUR SERVICESMolecular Infectious Disease/PCR Testing
PCR Testing
The PCR-based genetic test identifies the presence or absence of specific pathogen. If any tested bacteria are present in a patient sample, we will perform a reflex antibiotic resistance test (ABR, 44 different antibiotic resistance genes).
We provide the results within 24 hours after receipt of the sample. The ABR program helps medical providers doctors antibiotic treatment options with specific pathogens.
What is PRCR Testing?
Molecular Diagnostics Real-Time PCR Testing
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a molecular genetic test used in medical diagnostics laboratories for detecting the presence or absence of pathogen-specific genetic sequences (deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA or ribonucleic acid, RNA). This PCR test accurately identifies the cause of infection. This real-time PCR generates thousands of copies of a unique region of genetic sequences specific to a given pathogen from a very small amount of DNA. Thus, real-time PCR technology allows to differentiate between various pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites).
Accurate Testing Leads To Accurate Care
Why consider PCR technique for diagnosis? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has discovered 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. Each year in the United States, at least 2 MILLION people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics
The AIM Laboratories Solution
AIM laboratories provide accurate, comprehensive and rapid diagnostic tests to correctly identify infectious pathogens through the use of very sensitive and specific real-time Open-array platform-based PCR assays.
Streamlined Process
The specimen arrives in our lab and results will be ready in 24hours. Results are delivered on a one-page summary that provides treatment options. This test detects the presence of pathogen only and does not detect disease. Clinically correlate results for significance.
AIM Laboratories utilizes molecular genetic tests with TaqMan probe-based fluorescent-Real-Time PCR to detect infectious pathogens in:
Urinary Tract Infections (38 pathogens: 35 bacteria, 1 protozoan and 2 viruses), Respiratory tract infections (44 pathogens: 31 viruses, 12 bacteria and 1 fungus), Women’s reproductive health infections including sexually transmitted disease-causing pathogens (34 pathogens: 31 bacteria, 1 protozoan and 2 viruses), and Wound/skin infections (43 pathogens: 34 bacteria, and 9 fungi).
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