Panel Overview
Ureaplasma Plus
The Ureaplasma Plus test is an in vitro real-time PCR test for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid in vaginal, urethral and urine samples, as an aid to the evaluation of infections. It is a multiplex panel that detects and tells apart Ureaplasma urealyticum, Ureaplasma parvum and Mycoplasma hominis, a related organism.
Telling the species apart matters because U. urealyticum is the more pathogenic species in conditions such as male urethritis.
What’s Included
Tests in This Panel
- Ureaplasma urealyticum
- Ureaplasma parvum
- Mycoplasma hominis
How the Test Works
The nucleic acid of each pathogen is copied by specific primers using PCR (polymerase chain reaction), in two main processes:
- DNA is isolated from your specimen
- It is amplified by real-time PCR, and a real-time thermocycler detects the increase in fluorescence from probes specific to each pathogen
- An internal control runs with every specimen to confirm amplification and to flag possible reaction inhibition
Sample, Turnaround & Price
Sample types: cervical or urethral swabs collected in a Copan culture swab device (insert the head of the swab into the transport media), or urine (a minimum of 10 ml in a sterile specimen cup).
Results in 3–5 business days from when the sample reaches our laboratory.
Price: J$9,600.