Explant Breast Evaluation: Level 1 – qPCR Panel

• Total 16S Bacterial Load and Resistance Genes
• Quinolone resistance
• Methicillin resistance
• Vancomycin resistance
• Beta-lactam resistance
• Carbapenem resistance
• Macrolide resistance
• Aminoglycoside resistance
• Tetracycline resistance
• Bactrim resistance
• Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase CTX-M resistance

Bacteria:

• Enterococcus faecalis
• Streptococcus agalactiae (group B)
• Streptococcus pyogenes (group A)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Klebsiella pneumoniae

Fungus:

• Candida albicans

Level 2 – NGS compares the DNA to a library of over 50,000 microbial species.

* New York orders will only run qPCR for gene resistance followed by NGS, which compares the DNA to a library of over 50,000 microbial species.