THE POWER OF COMBINED MOLECULAR (PCR) AND MICROBIAL (culture) TESTING FOR BETTER UTI IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT
- PCR test identifies pathogen(s) and specific antibiotic resistance in under 24 hours
- Detects difficult-to-grow pathogens that are missed over 20% of the time with traditional culture
- Identifies polymicrobial infections more accurately
- Follow-up microbial test identifies specific antibiotic sensitivity
- PCR-based UTI testing is associated with fewer hospital admissions than traditional urine culture¹
1. Daly, A., et al. (2020). Utilization of M-PCR and P-AST for Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Home-Based Primary Care
