Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Molecular Detection
Synonyms
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- LAB261
- MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE PCR
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Cerner Name
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae PCR
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Clinical Info
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Diagnosing infections due to Mycoplasma (Mycoplasmoides) pneumoniae
Assessing macrolide susceptibility
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Specimen Sources
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BAL
Expectorated Sputum
Induced Sputum
Lumbar Puncture
Lung, Left Lower Lobe
Lung, Left Middle Lobe
Lung, Left Upper Lobe
Lung, Right Lower Lobe
Lung, Right Middle Lobe
Lung, Right Upper Lobe
Nares
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx/Throat
Pericardium
Pleura, Left
Pleura, Right
Trachea
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Specimen Types
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Body Fluid
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Respiratory
Swab
Tissue
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Container
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Sterile
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Collection Instructions
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The high sensitivity of amplification by PCR requires the
specimen to be processed in an environment in which contamination
of the specimen by Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA is unlikely.
Specimen source is required.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Specimen Type: Respiratory
Sources: Bronchial washing, bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal secretions, sputum
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 1 mL (0.5 mL min)
Specimen Type: Swab
Specimen: Throat nasal, or nasopharyngeal
Container/Tube: Culture
swab transport system (Dacron or rayon swab with aluminum or plastic shaft with
either Stuart or Amies liquid medium
Acceptable: Culture transport swab (Stuart's media) or
place swab in M4, M4-RT , M5, M6, UTM, or ESwab
Specimen Volume: Swab
Collection Instructions:
1. Collect specimen by swabbing back and forth over mucosa
surface to maximize recovery of cells.
2. Place swab back into swab cylinder.
Specimen Type: Fluid
Sources: Pleural, pericardial, cerebrospinal
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
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Specimen Volume
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Transport Instructions
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Refrigerated
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Specimen Stability
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Varies
7 days Refrigerated (preferred)
7 days Frozen
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Methodology
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Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Using Light Cycler and
Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
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Days Performed
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TAT 5-6 Days
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Performing Laboratory
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Mayo Medical Laboratories
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CPT
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87581
LOINC Code 29257-3
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PDM
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1759238
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Only Orderable at Locations:
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Orderable Everywhere
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Results
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| Component Name |
Base Name |
Common Name |
External Name |
| SPECIMEN SOURCE |
SPECSRC |
SPECIMEN SOURCE |
Specimen Source |
| MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE PCR |
MPNEUMO |
MYCOPLAMA PNEUMO PCR |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
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Result Interpretation
Reference Range: Negative
Interpretation
A positive result indicates the presence of Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae.
A negative result does not rule out the presence of M pneumoniae and may be due to the presence of inhibitors within the specimen matrix, or the presence of organisms at numbers below the limits of detection of the assay.
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Forms
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LAB261
