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Respiratory Tract Infection

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MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

Information for Healthcare Providers

Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) Testing

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• Acute respiratory tract infections are mostly viral, but can be bacterial in nature, and may affect both upper and lower respiratory tracts.
• We offer molecular diagnostic panels that includes the most common viral and bacterial pathogens with results reported within 24 hours of collection, allowing for meaningful and actionable clinical decision-making.
• Laboratory-based qualitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is more sensitive and specific than rapid point-of-care antigen testing, since nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the gold standard for viral and bacterial identification.
• A timely positive result can allow for more efficient therapeutic management against a specific pathogen, and a negative result permits the confidence of withholding empirical antimicrobial treatment.

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Document ID: VDX.RTI.204 v7 Last modified: 09/30/2023

Our RTI Test Menu

CLIA Certified and CAP Accredited Laboratory

Virant Diagnostics, Inc. is a CLIA certified and CAP accredited specialty reference laboratory led by a team

of MD clinicians and PhD scientists striving to develop innovative, clinically-relevant diagnostic assays.