
Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing
- Respiratory tract infections are a serious and growing threat –
- • 30 million cases of influenza are reported annually, resulting in 14.5 million medical visits and more than 600,000 hospitalizations annually
- • Last year more than 80,000 people died from influenza and related complications
- • Rapid flu test has a 30% false negative rate during peak flu season
- • Last year the flu vaccine was only 36% effective overall and 25% effective for the more serious influenza A (H3N2)
- • 500 million non-influenza upper respiratory tract infections annually
- • 90% of respiratory tract infections are viral yet the majority of patients are prescribed antibiotics which provide no benefits but have significant side effects
- Using rPCR (Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction) we are able to test for a panel of 17 viral and 4 bacterial respiratory tract infections in less than an hour. The benefits to patients and to the community are significant –
- • Highly accurate testing (97.1% Sensitivity, 99.3% Specificity)
- • Results delivered within 24-hours so providers can practice evidence based medicine
- • Significant increase in antibiotic and antiviral stewardship
- • Reduced ICU stay and hospitalization yield measurable costs savings
- • Lower potential for secondary infections
Pathogens Tested
- 17 VIRUSES
- • Adenovirus (2.5%)*
- • Coronavirus HKU1 (10.8%)
- • Coronavirus NL63
- • Coronavirus 229E
- • Coronavirus OC43
- • Human Metapneumovirus (5.4%)
- • Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus (7.4%)
- • Influenza A (13.8%)
- • Influenza A/H1
- • Influenza A/ H3
- • Influenza A/H1-2009
- • Influenza B (3.7%)
- • Parainfluenza Virus 1 (1.1%)
- • Parainfluenza Virus 2
- • Parainfluenza Virus 3
- • Parainfluenza Virus 4
- • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (12.1%)
- 4 BACTERIA (0.4%)
- • Bortedella pertussis
- • Bortedella parapertussis
- • Chlamydia pneumoniae
- • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- *Percentages are based on BioFire data for January 15, 2018 for
- the prevalence of respiratory virus groups.
- https://syndromictrends.com/metric/panel/respiratory/percent_
- positivity/organism/main