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Test ID KPNDP Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (blaKPC) and New Delhi Metallo-beta-Lactamase (blaNDM) Surveillance, PCR, Varies


Ordering Guidance


This assay should be used for surveillance testing on perirectal/rectal/perianal, anal swabs, or fecal specimens only. If testing isolates from culture, order KPNRP / KPC (blaKPC) and NDM (blaNDM) in Gram-Negative Bacilli, Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies.



Necessary Information


Specimen source is required.



Specimen Required


The high sensitivity of amplification by polymerase chain reaction requires the specimen to be processed in an environment in which contamination of the specimen by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase or New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase DNA is not likely.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Preferred:

Specimen Type: Perianal, anal, perirectal, rectal

Supplies: Culturette (BBL Culture Swab) (T092)

Container/Tube: Culture transport swab (Dacron or rayon swab with aluminum or plastic shaft with either Stuart or Amies liquid medium)

Specimen Volume: Swab

Specimen Stability Information: Refrigerated (preferred)/Frozen

 

Acceptable:

Specimen Type: Preserved feces

Supplies: Culture and Sensitivity Stool Transport Vial (T058)

Container/Tube: Commercially available transport system specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of nonnutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator, either Cary-Blair or Para-Pak C and S vial)

Specimen Volume: Representative portion of feces

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect fresh feces and submit 1 gram or 5 mL in container with transport medium.

2. Place feces in preservative within 2 hours of collection.

Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated


Useful For

Identifying carriers of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase or New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase genes

Method Name

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using LightCycler and Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)

Reporting Name

KPC and NDM Surveillance, PCR

Specimen Type

Varies

Specimen Minimum Volume

See Specimen Required

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Varies Varies

Reference Values

Negative

Reference values apply to all ages.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

1 to 4 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

87798 x 2

87999 (if appropriate for government payers

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
KPNDP KPC and NDM Surveillance, PCR 85502-3

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
KNSS Specimen Source 31208-2
618315 KPC PCR 49617-4
618316 NDM PCR 73982-1

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Microbiology Test Request (T244) with the specimen.