LRC Test Information

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Laboratory Test Information Guide

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LRC Hamilton and HRLMP are committed to providing high quality laboratory results for our clients.
As one of the largest integrated laboratory medicine programs in Canada we strive to produce the right results the first time on every sample we receive.

List Tests By Laboratory

Test Laboratory: Molecular Microbiology

Bacterial Enteric Multiplex PCR

Stool, Feces, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, STEC, E.coli 0157, Shiga toxin, HUS; hemolytic-uremic syndrome Samples that are PCR positive for Salmonella, Shigella, E.coli O157 or Yesrinia are reflexed to culture

Bacterial PCR Spinal Fluid

BACPCRSF

Bacterial Typing (PFGE)

Typing of resistant bacterial strains (Infection Control) in potential outbreak of transmission events

BK Virus Quantitative PCR

BK PCR, BK Viral Load, BKV

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile

Clostridium difficile Toxin, C. Difficile, Cdiff, CDI, CDAD

CMV Qualitative PCR

CMV Detection, Cytomegalovirus, CMV PCR Viral urine, Viral body fluid, viral tissue, viral esophageal

CMV Quantitative PCR

CMV Viral Load, CMV Antigenemia, CMV PCR

Enterovirus PCR

Epstein Barr Virus Quantitative PCR

EBV Viral Load, Quantitative EBV PCR

Helicobacter pylori Culture and PCR

HP, H. Pylori

Herpes Simplex/Varicella Zoster PCR Altona

HSV/VZV PCR For Blood, CSF and Sterile Fluids, HSV-1 HSV-2, VZV PCR, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) PCR - blood

Herpes Virus PCR, Spinal Fluid

HSV PCR, VZV, Herpes, Varicella, CSF PCR, LP PCR, Lumbar Puncture PCR, Spinal Fluid PCR, HSV Detection of PCR, CSF, Enterovirus, Parechovirus

JC/BK Virus PCR

JC Virus, JC Virus Qualitative PCR Polyomavirus, PML, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy BK Virus

Legionella PCR

Legionnaire's Disease, Legionella pneumophila, Legionella species

Measles PCR

Measles detection

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