Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are infections caused by bacteria in any part of the urinary system-kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. UTIs are responsible for nearly 10 million Doctor’s visits a year. As much as 80% of patients with UTIs will have reoccurences. 80-90% of UTIs are caused by a single type of bacteria.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Panel
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1 in 5 Women will have at least 1 UTI in their lifetime.
WHO NEEDS THIS TEST?
- Elderly Patients
- Long Term Care Patient
- Patients who are Diabetic
- Patients with Recurrent UTI
- Patients on Controlled Medications
Most Common ICD-10 Codes
Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Subacute and chronic vaginitis
Other Urogenital candidiasis
Candidiasis, not otherwise specified
Other Specified bacterial disease
Carrier of other specified bacterial disease
Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption
Subjected exposure to other communicable disease
Chronic Prostatis
SPECIMEN COLLECTION
- Minimal Volume Required (1-2mL)
- Unfixed Urine in a Sterile Sup
ACCEPTABLE TYPES
- Midstream/Voided Urine
- Catheter Urine
- Results delivered in 24 hours
- Identifies 25 Most Common Pathogens using Real-Time PCR DNA Analysis
- Higher Accuracy
25 Targets
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Candida albicans
- Candida glabrata
- Candida krusei
- Candida parapsilosis
- Candida tropicalis
- Critobacter freundii
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Morganella morganii
- Mycoplasma genitalium
- Proteus mirabilis
- Proteus vulgaris
- Providencia stuartii
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Serratia marcescens
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
11 Resistance Markers
- mecA
- KPC
- Van A1
- Van A2
- Van B
- QnrA
- QnrB
- ErmA
- ErmB
- MefA
- AmpC
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