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Pneumonia Panel

Additional Codes

LAB10013

Performing Laboratory

MBMC Microbiology Laboratory

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Bronchial Alveolar lavage fluid, Bronchial wash, sputum, or tracheal aspirate.

 

Container:  SUBMIT ONLY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIMENS based on clinical presentation of symptoms

Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL), Bronch Wash, Sputum, or Tracheal Aspirate

  1. Aseptically collect 1.0 mL of specimen.
  2. Place specimen in a screw-capped, sterile container.
  3. Label transport container with 2 patient identifiers and with date and time of collection.
  4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
  5. If transport time will exceed 4 hours, specimen should be transported with cold/ice pack.   

Specimen Transport Temperature

If specimen will be in transit >4 hours, it should be transported with a cold pack.   Specimen may be held at 2-8° for up to 3 days or at <15° for up to 30 days.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday-Sunday   

TAT: 2 hours from receipt in Laboratory

Test Classification and CPT Coding

PLA 0528U – Lower respiratory tract infectious agent detection

87070 – Culture, aerobic (not stool, rectal swab, or urine)

87205 – Gram stain

Test Components

 

Bacteria   Viruses
Ainetobacter calcoaceticus-baumanni complex   Adenovirus
Enterobacter cloacae complex   Coronavirus
Escherichia coli    Human Metapneumovirus
Haemophilus influenzae    Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus
Klebsiella aerogenes     Influenza A
Klebsiella oxytoca    Influenza B 
Klebsiella pneumonia group   Parainfluenza Virus 
Moraxella catarrhalis    Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Proteus spp.   Antimicrobial Resistance Genes
Pseudomonas aeruginosa   CTX-M
Serratia marcescens    IMP
Staphylococcus aureus    KPC
Streptococcus agalactiae    mecA/C and MREJ
Streptococcus pneumoniae    NDM
Streptococcus pyogenes    OXA-48- like
Atypical Bacteria   VIM
Chlamydia pneumoniae     
Legionella pneumophila      
Mycoplasma pneumoniae