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PCR Wound Care
At Rapid Test Laboratories, we specialize in providing accurate solutions that eliminate the guesswork in diagnosing and treating wound infections. The complexity of bacterial populations present in conditions like diabetic foot ulcers is often much greater than what standard culture studies reveal. Patients with diabetes face a 12-25% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer, making accurate and timely diagnosis crucial.
Rapid Test Laboratories: Advanced Solutions for Wound Infection Diagnosis
Bacteria within these wounds often form multi-layered microbial communities known as biofilms, which are surrounded by a self-produced protective extracellular matrix or “slime”Traditional culture methods may fail to identify more fastidious organisms, leading to delays in appropriate treatment.
As molecular methods advance and become more accessible, Rapid Test Laboratories leverages real-time PCR technology to rapidly identify pathogens and detect potential antibiotic resistance. This enables effective treatment to begin sooner, with accurate diagnoses delivered within 24 hours.
- PCR, a molecular technique, can be used to precisely analyze the genetic material of
pathogens - Provides a more definitive diagnosis than POC antigen assays
- 24-hour turnaround from receipt of specimen
- More accurate than conventional culture
Helps improve clinical confidence and decrease patient risks:
- Detects polymicrobial infections
- Unaffected by concurrent antibiotic use
- Identifies potential antibiotic resistance
- Aids in quick clinical decision-making
- Reduces false negative results
- Aids in antibiotic stewardship
- Reduces potential unnecessary drug exposure
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Citrobacter freundii
- Citrobacter koseri
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterococcus spp.
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella aerogenes
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Morganella morganii
- Proteus mirabilis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
- Varicella Zoster (Shingles)
ABX Resistance Markers:
- Class A β-lactamase (blaKPC)
- Class A β-lactamase (CTX-M-Group 1)
- Class B metallo-β-lactamase (blaNDM)
- Vancomycin (vanA, vanB)
- Methicillin/Oxacillin (mecA)
- Sulfonamides
- Fluoroquinolones
- Trimethoprim
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