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ORGANISM
(GENUS OR GROUP)
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ROUTINE, IN-HOUSE
ANTIBIOTIC TESTING
AVAILABLE & APPROPRIATE
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SPECIAL TESTING
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
(FOR THESE AND OTHER ORGANISMS)
Call 505-938-8879 or 800-245-3296,
Ext. 8879
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Acinetobacter sp.
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Yes
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Yes
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Bacillus species
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No*
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Yes
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Bacteroides sp.
(anaerobic Gram negative rod)
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No
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Yes
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Burkholderia cepacia
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No
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Cystic fibrosis patients’ isolates sent to Columbia Univ. by special request only
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Campylobacter
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No
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Yes
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Clostridium sp
(anaerobic Gram positive rod)
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No
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Yes
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Corynebacterium (diphtheroids)
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Yes by special request only
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Yes
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Eikenella sp.
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No *
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Yes
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Enteric Gram neg rods
(E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus, etc.)
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Yes
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Yes
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Enterococci
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Yes
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Yes
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Haemophilus influenzae
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beta lactamase testing only
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Yes
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Micrococcus species
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No*
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No*
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Moraxella catarrhalis
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No
(most are beta
lactamase producers) *
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Yes
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Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis (MOTT)
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No
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Yes
(testing is only by consultation with the TriCore MedicalDirector or by request from an Infectious Disease physician)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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No
(all TB isolates sent to
NM State Lab)
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Yes
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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beta lactamase testing only
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Yes
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Neisseria meningitidis
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beta lactamase testing only
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Yes
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Neisseria not gonorrhoeae or meningococcus
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No *
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No *
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Nocardia
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No
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Yes
(testing is only by consultation with the TriCore Medical Director or by request from an Infectious Disease physician)
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Pasteurella multocida
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Yes
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Yes
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Peptostreptococcus sp.(anaerobic Gram positive cocci)
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No
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Yes
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Porphyromonas
(anaerobic Gram negative rod)
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No
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Yes
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Prevotella
(anaerobic Gram negative rod)
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No
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Yes
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Yes
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Cystic fibrosis patients’ isolates sent to Columbia Univ. by special request only
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Yes
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Yes
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Salmonella
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Yes from sterile body sites. Stool isolates are reported routinely only for children and elderly patients.
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Yes
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Shigella
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Yes
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Yes
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Staphylococci coagulase negative — sterile body sites, significant urine colony counts, multiple blood culture sets, and single blood culture set on babies.
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Yes
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Yes
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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Trimethoprim/sulfa only
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Cystic fibrosis patients’ isolates sent to Columbia Univ. by special request only
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Streptococci alpha hemolytic (viridans)
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Yes, by request (endocarditis and sterile body site isolates), or routinely if from multiple positive blood culture sets.
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Yes
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Streptococci beta hemolytic (group A, B, etc.)
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Yes, for sterile body sites. By request only for non-sterile sites.
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Yes
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Yes
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Yes
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Yeast and selected fungi
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No
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Yes
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