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ASSAYS FOR OTHER INFECTIONS
(BACTERIA, FUNGI AND OTHER MICRO-ORGANISMS)
| 16S Ribosomal RNA gene (Q) | Haemophilus influenzae/parainfluenzae | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Acanthamoeba | Leptospira genus | Neisseria meningitidis (T) |
| Aspergillus genus | Listeria monocytogenes | Pneumocystis carinii |
| Borrelia burgdorferi | MRSA | Propionibacteria/Actinomyces |
| Brucella genus | Mycobacterium TB complex (R) | Staphylococcus genus |
| Candida albicans | Mycobacterium genus | Streptococcus genus |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | Mycoplasma genus | Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Chlamydia psittaci | Mycoplasma fermentans | Toxoplasma gondii |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | Mycoplasma hominis | Treponema pallidum |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Mycoplasma penetrans | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Haemophilus ducreyi | Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Tropheryma whippelii |
'Q': Quantitation. 'T': Typing (see below). 'R': Detection of drug resistance mutations (see below).
New assays are constantly under development, so please enquire if an organism of interest is not on the above list.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rifampicin resistance: Screen of rpoB gene codons 479-580.
Neisseria meningitidis typing: Classification of types A,B,C,W&Y.
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