Our UTI Molecular Testing
Our comprehensive extended panel UTI’s have been replacing the need for Urine Analysis Reflect to Culture/Sensitivity due to our ability to provide in our UTI report the specific: virals, bacteria, fungus, infections, anti-biotic resistance markers, and the colony count. All while creating the turn around time into 1-2 days rather than 3-5 with others.
Results in 24hr
Detects 16 different bacteria and one fungus
Detects slow-growing, difficult-to-cultivate microorganisms
What are Urinary Tract Infections?
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of your urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra.
Women are at greater risk of developing a UTI than are men. Infection limited to your bladder can be painful and annoying. However, serious consequences can occur if a UTI spreads to your kidneys.
Doctors typically treat urinary tract infections with antibiotics. But you can take steps to reduce your chances of getting a UTI in the first place.
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Signs and Symptoms
UTIs may be overlooked or mistaken for other conditions in older adults, so it's important to know what you should look out for. These following are basic symptoms of UTI that we are all aware of; however, we often see orders only if patient is exhibiting undeniable pain, bizarre behavior change or discoloration.
- Patient is urinating more frequently
- Any possible burning sensation while urinating
- Of course an questionable couldyness in urine
- Discolored urine
- Any pelvic pain
- Any mild behavior change with a patient
- Kidney, back pain
- Fever/shake/chills
- A strong, persistent urge to urinate
- Passing frequent, small amounts of urine
- Urine that appears red, bright pink or cola-colored — a sign of blood in the urine
- Strong-smelling urine
- Pelvic pain, in women — especially in the center of the pelvis and around the area of the pubic bone
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Molecular Advantages
We've introduced UTI Testing for clinicians who want fast results and greater understanding of their patient’s health. Our Molecular UTI detects slow-growing, difficult-to-cultivate microorganisms, making it ideal for when culture methods are inadequate, ambiguous, time consuming, difficult, and costly.
Our test can identify numerous microorganisms, including:
- Bacteria
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Citrobacter freundii
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Morganella morganii
- Proteus mirabilis
- Proteus vulgari
- Providencia stuartii
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Fungus
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General UTI Information
Causes
Risk Factors
Complications
Prevention
Consequences
Urinary tract infections typically occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra and begin to multiply in the bladder. Although the urinary system is designed to keep out such microscopic invaders, these defenses sometimes fail. When that happens, bacteria may take hold and grow into a full-blown infection in the urinary tract. The most common UTIs occur mainly in women and affect the bladder and urethra.
Infection of the Bladder (Cystitis)
This type of UTI is usually caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, sometimes other bacteria are responsible. Sexual intercourse may lead to cystitis, but you don't have to be sexually active to develop it. All women are at risk of cystitis because of their anatomy — specifically, the short distance from the urethra to the anus and the urethral opening to the bladder.
Infection of the Urethra (Urethritis)
This type of UTI can occur when GI bacteria spread from the anus to the urethra. Also, because the female urethra is close to the vagina, sexually transmitted infections, such as herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia and mycoplasma, can cause urethritis.
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