Molecular testing of intestinal bacterial pathogens

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1. Does your laboratory perform molecular testing for common bacterial pathogens in faecal specimens?

Yes

No

Refer to reference laboratory

If yes please state below:

In-house kit

Commercial kit

2. Please select which bacterial isolates you perform diagnostics tests for

Shigella species (select all that apply)

Shigella dysenteriae

Shigella flexneri

Shigella boydii

Shigella sonnei

Campylobacter species (select all that apply)

Campylocbacter jejuni

Campylocbacter coli

3. The pathogens mentioned in question 2 are tested for:

Routine screen

Appropriate clinical details

Other

Please specify conventional biochemical tests;

Please specify semi-automated system

6. Does your laboratory use a molecular platform to investigate antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in enteric bacterial pathogens?

Yes

No

7. Which of the following Beta-lactamases do you test for?

Beta-lactamases: TEM

Beta-lactamases: SHV

Beta-lactamases: CTX-M

Beta-lactamases: AmpC

Please state kits used:

Additional questions todetermine use of syndromic methods of investigation of GI specimens:

Molecular testing of virusesand parasites

8. Do you perform molecular testing for common viruses in faecal specimens?

9. Do you perform molecular testing for common parasites in faecal specimens?

10. Are any of these methods syndromic?

11. Which methods are used?

Any further comments: