Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

MicroGeneDx Body Fluid Sequencing

Synonyms

  • LAB14173
  • MICROGENEDX BODY FLUID SEQUENCING

Cerner Name

MicroGenDx Body Fluid Sequencing

Clinical Info

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) identifies both the growth potential of clinically 
relevant microbes in a sample, and the relative abundance of those microbes.

Specimen Sources

BAL Blood, Venous Cerebrospinal Fluid Misc Salivary Sputum Stool Urine

Specimen Types

Blood Cerebrospinal Fluid Respiratory Stool Swab Tissue Urine

Container

Special Collection Kit Required

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Test kit- Special Kit Required 
Specimen: 2 mL Body Fluid( Indicate on sample)
                  4 mL Whole Blood
                  8 mL Urine 
                  2 mL Sputum- Refrigerated
                  0.2 mL stool in Cary Blair
  Acceptable sample types are Sputum, Whole Blood, Urine, BAL, CSF, Saliva, Stool and Tissue
Samples must be submitted the day of Collection

Specimen Volume

2 mL Body Fluid

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Body Fluid  2 Day Room Temperature

Blood- 24 hours Refrigerated
Urine- 3 Days Refrigerated
Sputum 3 Days Refrigerated
Stool -4 days Refrigerated

Methodology

qPCR for antibiotic resistance genes and targeted panel identification of AFB, bacteria, and 
fungi NGS for comprehensive AFB, bacteria, and fungi identification

Days Performed

2 - 3 Days for antibiotic resistance genes and targeted panel identification of AFB, bacteria, 
and fungi 3.5 days for comprehensive AFB, bacteria, and fungi identification

Performing Laboratory

MicroGenDx

CPT

0112U

PDM

245437

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MICROGENEDX BODY FLUID SEQUENCING MICROGENEDX MICROGENEDX BF SEQ MicroGenDx Body Fluid Sequencing

Result Interpretation

See Report

Forms

LAB14173 build edit