Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Molecular Detection Build info

Synonyms

  • MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE PCR
  • MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE PCR
  • LAB261

Short Name

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA

Procedure Master Number

LAB261

Procedure ID

1170

Clinical Info

Diagnosing infections due to Mycoplasma (Mycoplasmoides) pneumoniae
Assessing macrolide susceptibility

Specimen Sources

 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 Show more...

Specimen Types

 Body Fluid Cerebrospinal Fluid Respiratory Swab Tissue

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

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

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Varies
7 days Refrigerated (preferred)
7 days Frozen

Methodology

Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Using Light Cycler and
Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)

Days Performed

TAT 5-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

87581
LOINC Code 29257-3

PDM

 1759238

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
SPECIMEN SOURCE SPECSRC SPECIMEN SOURCE Specimen Source
MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE PCR MPNEUMO MYCOPLAMA PNEUMO PCR