PCR Test

What is PCR?

Polymerase chain reaction (abbreviated PCR) is a laboratory technique for rapidly producing (amplifying) millions to billions of copies of a specific segment of DNA.

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Respiratory System

  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Human Coronavirus
    • Human Coronavirus
      (NL63,OC43,229E,HKU1)
    • Parainfluenza virus (1,2,3,4)
    • Rhinovirus
    • Influenza Virus (A,B,C,H1N1)
    • Influenza A Subtype H1N1 (2009 H1N1)
    • Metapneumovirus (A,B)
    • Adenovirus
    • Bocavirus
    • Enterovirus
    • Respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV A)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus B (RSV B)
    • Human parechovirus
    • Streptococcus pneumonia
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • Haemophilus influenza (A-F & B)
    • Salmonella sp.
    • Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP)
    • Moraxella catarrhalis
    • Mycoplasma pneumonia
    • Bordetella spp.
    • Chlamydophila pneumonia
    • Legionella spp.
    • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  3. Specimen
    • Sputum (1-3 mL)
    • Throat swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Nasal swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Tracheal aspirate in sterile container (1-3
      mL)
  1. TAT – within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Adenovirus
    • Influenza A virus (Flu A)
    • Influenza B virus (Flu B)
    • Parainfluenza virus (1,2,3,4)
    • Rhinovirus A/B/C
    • Respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV A)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus B (RSV B)
    • Bocavirus 1/2/3/4
    • Metapneumovirus
    • Coronavirus (NL63,OC43,229E)
    • Enterovirus
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Coughed up sputum from adults in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Tracheal aspirate in sterile container (1-3
      mL)
    • Respiratory tissue biopsy in sterile
      container (min 2 mm x 2 mm)
  1. TAT – Within 2 hours on weekdays and 6 hours on weekdays
  2. PCR Test
    • Normal sample
    • Urgent sample
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM (1-3 mL)
    • Oropharyngeal swab in UTM (1-3 mL)
  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Influenza A, B & RSV Panel
    • Influenza A virus (Flu A)
    • Influenza B virus (Flu B)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV A)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus B (RSV B)
    • Subtype of Influenza:
      H1, H3, H1 2009 pdm
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Nasal swab in UTM
    • Throat swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Respiratory tissue biopsy in sterile
      container (min 2 mm x 2 mm)
    • Tracheal aspirate in sterile container (1-3
      mL)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage (1-3 mL)
    • Sputum (1-3 mL)
  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Respiratory Bacterial 7
    • Mycoplasma pneumonia
    • Chlamydia pneumonia
    • Legionella pneumophila
    • Bordetella pertussis
    • Bordetella parapertussis
    • Haemophilus influenza
    • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile
      container (1-3 mL)
    • Nasopharyngeal swabs in UTM (1 mL)
    • Sputum (1-3 mL)
  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Influenza A virus (Flu A)
    • Influenza B virus (Flu B)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus A (RSV A)
    • Respiratory syncytial virus B (RSV B)
    • Flu A-H1
    • Flu A-H1pdm09
    • Flu A-H3
    • Adenovirus
    • Enterovirus
    • Parainfluenza virus (1,2,3,4)
    • Metapneumovirus
    • Bocavirus
    • Rhinovirus
    • Coronavirus (NL63, OC43, 229E)
    • Mycoplasma pneumonia
    • Chlamydophila pneumonia
    • Legionella pneumophila
    • Streptococcus pneumonia
    • Bordetella pertussis
    • Bordetella parapertussis
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal swab in UTM (1 mL)
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile container (1-3  mL)
    • Sputum (1-3 mL)
  1. TAT – Within 4 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Detection
  3. Specimen
    • Sputum/ induced sputum in sterile container (5 mL)
    • Blood in heparin tube (3-5 ml)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage in sterile container (5 ml)
    • Tracheal wash in sterile container (5 ml)
    • Pleural fluid in sterile container (5 ml)
    • Pus from abscess (5 ml)
    • Synovial fluid from joint (5 ml)
    • Respiratory tissue biopsy in sterile container (2 mm x 2 mm)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (2 ml)
    • Bone marrow in sterile container (0.5-1 ml)
    • Lymph node aspirate (0.5-1 ml)
    • Early morning first void urine in sterile  container (10 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • H7N9
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal swabs in UTM (1 ml)
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile
      container (1-3 ml)
    • Tracheal aspirate in sterile container (1-3
      ml)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile
      container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • MERS – CoV
  3. Specimen
    • Nasopharyngeal swabs in UTM (1 ml)
    • Combined nose/throat swab in UTM (1 ml)
    • Nasopharyngeal aspirate in sterile
      container (1-3 ml)
    • Tracheal aspirate in sterile container (1-3
      ml)
    • Bronchoalveolar aspirate/ lavage fluid in
      sterile container (1-3 ml)

Viral Test

  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Hepatitis B Virus Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/plasma (3-5 ml)
    • Serum (3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Hepatitis C Virus Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/plasma (3-5 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Cytomegalovirus Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Urine in sterile container (3 ml)
    • Eye vitreous fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Tissue biopsy (min 2 mm x 2 mm)
    • Amniotic fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
    • Saliva
    • Semen
    • Swab in UTM or dry swab
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • Plasma (3 ml)
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • BK & JC Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Serum (3-5 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (0.5-1 ml)
    • Urine in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Varicella Zoster Virus Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Whole blood (3-5 ml)
    • Skin scraping/ scab
    • Vesicle fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
    • Vesicle swab from oral/skin/ genital lesions in UTM (1 ml)
    • Amniotic fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Eye vitreous fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Herpes Simplex Virus Detection, Typing & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • Vesicle fluid (3-5 ml)
    • Vesicle swab from oral/skin/genital lesions in UTM (1 ml)
    • Throat swab in babies in UTM (1 ml)
    • High vaginal swab (1 ml)
    • Corneal swab in UTM
    • Corneal scraping
    • Eye vitreous fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Amniotic fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
    • Urine in sterile container (3-5 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Combo Test Virus Detection & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/plasma (3-5 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Immunosuppressed Panel
    • Detection & Quantitation of :
      • BK & JC
      • CMV
      • EBV
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Eye Panel
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Detection & Quantitation
    • Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Detection & Quantitation
    • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Detection, Typing & Quantitation
  3. Specimen
    • Eye vitreous fluid (min 0.2 ml)
    • Corneal scraping
    • Eye swab (dry swab or swab in UTM)
  1. TAT – Within 5 days
  2. PCR Test
    • HIV detection and viral load
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/plasma (3 x 3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 8 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Combo HIV, CD4 and CD8
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3 x 3 ml)

Sexually Transmitted Infections Tests

  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Genital Ulcer STI Panel
    • HSV-1, HSV-2
    • Haemophilus ducreyi
    • Treponema pallidum
    • Lymphogranuloma venereum
    • Cytomegalovirus
    • Varicella Zoster Virus
  3. Specimen
    • Urethral swab in UTM (1 ml)
    • Vaginal swab in UTM (1 ml)
    • Cervical swab in UTM (1 ml)
    • Early morning first void urine in sterile container (5 ml)
    • Liquid based cytology specimen e.g. ThinPrep and SurePath (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Chlamydia trachomatis
    • Neisseria gonorrhoea
    • Trichomonas vaginalis
    • Mycoplasma genitalium
    • Mycoplasma hominis
    • Ureaplasma urealyticum
    • Ureaplasma parvum
  3. Specimen
    • In Male
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container
      • Lymph node aspirate in sterile container (min 0.5 ml)
    • In Female
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Endocervical swab in UTM
      • High vaginal swab (1 ml)
      • Pelvic peritoneal fluid at Laparoscope for infertility, PID cases (1 ml)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container (5 ml)
    • In both gender
      • Pharyngeal swab in UTM
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Chlamydia trachomatis
    • Neisseria gonorrhoea
    • Trichomonas vaginalis
    • Mycoplasma genitalium
    • Mycoplasma hominis
    • Ureaplasma urealyticum
    • Ureaplasma parvum
    • HSV-1, HSV-2
  3. Specimen
    • In Male
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container
      • Lymph node aspirate in sterile container (min 0.5 ml)
    • In Female
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Endocervical swab in UTM
      • High vaginal swab (1 ml)
      • Pelvic peritoneal fluid at Laparoscope for infertility, PID cases (1 ml)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container (5 ml)
    • In both gender
      • Pharyngeal swab in UTM
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Human Papillomavirus (28 Genotypes)
    • 19 High Risk – HPV (16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 69, 73, 82.
    • 9 Low Risk – HPV (11, 40, 42, 43, 44, 54, 6, 61, 70) 
  3. Specimen
    • In Male
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Oral swab (dry swab)
    • In Female
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Paraffin embedded sections
      • Liquid based cytology specimen e.g. ThinPrep and SurePath (1-3 ml)
      • Oral swab (dry swab)
  1. TAT – Within 7 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Pap Smear
  3. Specimen
    • SurePath
  1. TAT – Within 5 days
  2. PCR Test
    • HPV + Pap Smear Combo Test
  3. Specimen
    • For HPV
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Oral swab (dry swab)
    • For Pap Smear
      • Liquid based cytology specimen e.g. ThinPrep and SurePath (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • HPV and STI7 Combo
    • Human Papillomavirus (28 Genotypes)
    • Chlamydia trachomatis
    • Neisseria gonorrhea
    • Trichomonas vaginalis
    • Mycoplasma genitalium
    • Mycoplasma hominis
    • Ureaplasma urealyticum
    • Ureaplasma parvum
  3. Specimen
    • In Male
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container
      • Lymph node aspirate in sterile container (min 0.5 ml)
    • In Female
      • Genital swab (dry swab)
      • Endocervical swab in UTM
      • High vaginal swab (1 ml)
      • Pelvic peritoneal fluid at Laparoscope for infertility, PID cases (1 ml)
      • Early morning first void urine in sterile container (5 ml)
    • In both gender
      • Pharyngeal swab in UTM

Tropical Diseases and Fever Panels

  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Tropical Fever Panel
    • Leptospirosis (Leptospira spp.)
    • Melioidosis (Burkholdheria pseudomallei)
    • Typhoid (Salmonella spp.)
    • Malaria (Plasmodium spp.)
    • Dengue Virus Detection & Typing
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Plasma (3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Melioidosis
    • Burkholderia pseudomallei Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/ plasma (3-5 ml)
    • Plasma (3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Leptospirosis
    • Leptospira Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/ plasma (3 ml)
    • Early morning first void urine in sterile container (5 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Dengue Virus Detection & Typing
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Whole blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • Serum (2 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Chikungunya Virus Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Whole blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • Serum (2 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Zika Virus Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Whole blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • Serum (2 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Dengue Virus Detection
    • Chikungunya Virus Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Whole blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • Serum (2 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Dengue Virus Detection
    • Chikungunya Virus Detection
    • Zika Virus Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • EDTA plasma (2 ml)
    • Whole blood (2 x 3 ml)
    • Serum (2 ml)

Gastrointestinal Panels

  1. TAT – Within 3 weeks
  2. PCR Test
    • Helicobacter pylori
    • Antibiotic Resistance Genes
    • Metronidazole – frxA & rdxA
    • Tetracycline – 16S rRNA
    • Clarithromycin – 23S rRNA
    • Fluoroquinolone – gyrA & gyrB
    • Amoxicillin – pbp1, ftsl, pbp2
    • Rifampicin – rpoB
  3. Specimen
    • Gastric biopsy in sterile container (min 2 mm x 2 mm)
    • Tissue biopsy in sterile container (min 2 mm x 2 mm)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Assay-25 (GPP-25)
    • Bacteria
      • Campylobacter spp.
      • Clostridium difficile Toxin B
      • Salmonella spp.
      • Yersinia enterocolitica
      • Vibrio spp.
      • Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
      • Aeromonas spp.
      • E. coli O157
      • C. difficile hypervirulent
      • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
      • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
      • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
      • Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
    • Viruses
      • Adenovirus 40/41
      • Astrovirus
      • Norovirus GI
      • Norovirus GII
      • Rotavirus
      • Sapovirus
    • Parasites
      • Cryptosporidium spp.
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Entamoeba histolytica
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Blastocystis hominis
      • Dientamoeba fragilis
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 1 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel  (RPGPP)
    • Bacteria
      • Campylobacter (jejuni, coli & upsaliensis)
      • Clostridium difficile (Toxin A/B)
      • Plesiomonas shigelloides
      • Salmonella
      • Yersinia enterocolitica
      • Vibrio (parahaemolyticus & vulnificus)
      • Vibrio cholerae
    • Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigela
      • E. coli O157
      • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
      • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
      • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st
      • Shiga-like toxin producing E.coli (STEC) stx1/stx2
      • Shigella/Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC)
    • Viruses
      • Adenovirus F 40/41
      • Astrovirus
      • Norovirus G1/GII Rotavirus A
      • Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V)
    • Parasites
      • Cryptosporidium
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Entamoeba histolytica
      • Giardia lamblia
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Assay-Virus Panel
    • Viruses
      • Adenovirus
      • Astrovirus
      • Norovirus G1/GII
      • Rotavirus A
      • Sapovirus
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Assay-Parasite Panel
    • Parasites
      • Cryptosporidium spp.
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Entamoeba histolytica
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Blastocystis hominis
      • Dientamoeba fragilis
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Bacterial Panel 1
    • Panel 1
      • Campylobacter spp.
      • Clostridium difficile Toxin B
      • Salmonella spp.
      • Yersinia enterocolitica
      • Vibrio spp.
      • Shigella/Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC)
      • Aeromonas spp.
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Gastrointestinal Pathogen Assay Bacteria Panel II
    • Panel II
      • E. coli O157
      • Clostridium difficile hypervirulent
      • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
      • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
      • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
      • Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
  3. Specimen
    • Stool sample in sterile container (1-3 ml)

Other Tests

  1. TAT – Within 1-3 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Detection of: HSV-1, HSV-2
    • VZV
    • CMV
    • EBV
    • Enterovirus
    • Adenovirus
    • Parechovirus
    • Human herpesvirus 6
    • Human herpesvirus 7
    • Parvovirus (B19)
    • Neisseria meningitidis
    • Streptococcus pneumonia
    • Haemophilus influenzae
    • Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus/ GBS)
    • Listeria monocytogenes
    • Escherichia coli
    • Mumps
  3. Specimen
    • Cerebrospinal fluid  in sterile container (2 ml)
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Monkeypox
  3. Specimen
    • Lesion or vesicle swab in UTM (1 ml)
    • Oropharyngeal swab (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 2 days
  2. PCR Test
    • HFMD
  3. Specimen
    • Oropharyngeal swab (1-3 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 7 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Brucella Detection
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood (3-5 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (0.5-1 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 4 days
  2. PCR Test
    • Toxoplasma gondii
  3. Specimen
    • EDTA blood/plasma (3-5 ml)
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (0.5-1 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 24 hours
  2. PCR Test
    • Meningitis/ Encephalitis Panel
      • Bacteria
        • Escherichia coli K1
        • Haemophilus influenza
        • Listeria monocytogenes
        • Neisseria meningitides
        • Streptococcus agalactiae
        • Streptococcus pneumonia
      • Viruses
        • Cytomegalovirus
        • Enterovirus
        • HSV-1, HSV-2
        • Human herpesvirus 6
        • Human parechovirus
        • Varicella Zoster Virus
      • Yeast
        • Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii
  3. Specimen
    • Cerebrospinal fluid in sterile container (0.5-1 ml)
  1. TAT – Within 7-14 days
  2. PCR Test
    • MRSA:
      • Individual test
      • 100 samples in a week
  3. Specimen
    • Dry swab from nasal/ groin/ axilla
    • Pus swab
    • Whole blood (3-5 ml)
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