BioFire Joint Infection (JI) Panel PCR
Collection Requirements
Source: synovial fluid
Container: sterile syringe or cup
Volume: 500 uL
Turn Around Time
24-48 hours
Availability
Routine
Includes
Gram-Positive Bacteria: Anaerococcus prevotii/vaginalis, Clostridium perfringens, Cutibacterium avidum/granulosum, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Finegoldia magna, Parvimonas micra, Peptoniphilus, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus spp., Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A).
Gram-Negative Bacteria: Bacteroides fragilis, Citrobacter, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Kingella kingae, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Morganella morganii, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella spp., Serratia marcescens
Yeast: Candida, and Candida albicans
Antimicrobial resistance genes: CTX-M, IMP, KPC, mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA), NDM, OXA-48-like, vanA/B, and VIM.
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: synovial fluid
Refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Microbiology
Instrumentation/Methodology
BioFire
Reference Ranges
Not detected
CPT
87999