CRE PCR SCREENING

Rectal sample in eSwab*
*No sharing with other tests

Specimen should reach the Microbiology Laboratory as soon as possible, at room temperature.

For Infection Control Screening

Commercial Real-Time PCR; Cepheid Xpert® Carba-R Assay – A qualitative PCR assay for detecting KPC, NDM, OXA48-like, IMP-1 and VIM carbapenemases that encode carbapenem-non-susceptibility in Gram-negative bacteria.

Target DNA:
• Detected
• Not Detected
• Inconclusive*
  *Screening culture will be done instead from the same specimen

24 hours

Daily (incl. Sundays and Public Holidays) 

• A positive test does not necessarily indicate the presence of viable organisms
• Do NOT send stool specimens
• Do NOT discard the liquid Amies media in eSwab

Leaked samples and use of other swab types.