Useful for the rapid, sensitive, and specific identification of Ureaplasma urealyticum and U parvum from genitourinary, reproductive, bone and joint, and lower respiratory sources.
Various
Varies (1)
None
None
Specimen source required.
REFRIGERATE (7 Days)
5 Days
Real-Time PCR using LightCycler and Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
Useful for the diagnosis and treatment of renal failure, monitoring patients receiving cytotoxic drugs, and for a variety of other disorders including gout, leukemia, psoriasis, starvation, and other wasting conditions.
Useful for the identification of abnormal physiologic states causing excess or suppressed excretion of calcium (such as hyperparathyroidism), vitamin D abnormality, diseases that destroy bone, prostate cancer, and drug treatment such as thiazide therapy.
Useful for assessing the cause of abnormal serum magnesium concentrations, determining whether nutritional magnesium loads are adequate, and/or calculating urinary calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate supersaturation to assess kidney stone risk.