Influenza A and B

Qualitative and/or quantitative detection of influenza viruses RNA

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
OLVZ Aalst	Influenza A and B	Anne vankeerberghen	Sample type: Nasopharyngeal swab Respiratory sample (500 µl) Frequency: Daily (except weekend) Test type: In house real time PCR Version date: 06/05/2019 Accredited:
CHU Saint-Pierre	Influenza A and B	Reynders Marijke, Maaroufi Younes, Scheen Robert	Staaltypes: Respiratoire stalen (nasopharyngeale wissers, keelwissers, nasopharynxaspiratie, BAL, tracheobroncheolaire aspiratie) Minimum staalvolume: 500 microliter Kwalitatieve in house real-time PCR
ZNA Middelheim	Influenza A and B	Walter Verstrepen	Sample type: Respiratory specimens (at least 250 µl) Frequency: every working day Test type: In house real time PCR
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde	Influenza A and B	Dr. M. Reynders / Patrick Descheemaeker	SAMPLE TYPE: respiratory sample (min 550 µl) FREQUENCY: daily TEST TYPE: TaqMan Array Card, in house real time PCR further subtyping for FluA (H1N1, H3N2, H7N9) Version date: 17/11/2017
AZ Damiaan Oostende	Influenza A and B	Ben Vanmassenhove/ Anne-Sophie Hervent	SAMPLE TYPE: flocked swabs FREQUENCY: 1-3/week TEST TYPE: Allplex RV_Master (Seegene) BELAC accreditation number 433-MED Version date: 04/09/2023 Accredited:
Imelda-Bonheiden	Influenza A and B	Dr. Johan Frans, Isabel Micalessi	Sample Type: - NAP in UTM - BAL Frequency: daily Test Type: NxTAG Respiratoir Pathogeen Panel (MAGPIX, Luminex)
AZ St-Lucas Gent	Influenza A and B	Dr A.M. van den Abeele/Elke Vanlaere	SAMPLE TYPE: -preferential: nasopharyngeal aspirate (min. 0.2 ml) -alternative: BAL FREQUENCY: 2x/week TEST TYPE: Smartfinder (Pathofinder)
LMMI Tilburg (NL)	Influenza A and B	Dr John WA Rossen	Organisme: Influenza A / Influenza B Bepaling: cDNA amplificatie Methode: Real-time RT-PCR (Taqman) Soort bepaling: Kwalitatief Typering: H-typering (H1, H3, H5, MexFlu) Frequentie: Dagelijks maandag t/m zaterdag Status: Routine Commercieel: Nee Externe QC: QCMD Materiaal neus / keelwat, sputum, bronchiaal secreet, Bronchiolaire lavage (BAL)
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg	Influenza A and B	Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek	Sample type: swabs Frequency: daily Test type: Xpert Flu/RSV (cepheid)
Jessa Hospital	Influenza A and B	dr Cartuyvels, Raymaekers Marijke	SAMPLE TYPE: -nasopharyngeal aspirate or secretion -nasopharyngeal e-swab (UTM or liquid amies) -BA FREQUENCY: Monday till Friday TEST TYPE: in-house real time PCR Accredited:
UZ Brussel - Microbiology	Influenza A and B	Denis Piérard, Oriane Soetens	SAMPLE TYPE: Nasopharyngeal swab or aspirate, BAL (min. 0.6 ml) FREQUENCY: every weekday in the respiratory season TEST TYPE: commercial real-time PCR (Xpert Flu/RSV XC kit, Cepheid) Version date: 26/09/2017
UZA Mol. Diagn.	Influenza A and B	J. Coppens, K. Bergs, M. Michiels, V. Matheeussen	Sample type: Respiratory specimens and biopt (at least 0.5 mL) Frequency: every working day Test TypeXpert Xpress Flu/RSV van Cepheid
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis	Influenza A and B	Bieke Decaesteker, Stijn Jonckheere	Sample Type: RT-PCR - Saliva - Nasopharyngeal & oropharyngeal swab in NaCl 0.9%, PBS or Amies - Sputum - Bronchusaspirate - BAL Frequency: Daily Test Type: -Xpert SARS-CoV-2-Flu-RSV Plus (GeneXpert, Cepheid) -ARIES Flu A/B & RSV Assay (Aries, Diasorin) -Allplex SARS-CoV-2-Flu-RSV Assay (Starlet - CFX96, Seegene - Bio-Rad) -QIAStat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Panel (Qiagen) Belac accreditation number 523-MED Version date: 07/07/2022 Accredited:
GZA St-Augustinus	Influenza A and B	Philippe Van Lint	This PCR test is performed on respiratory samples (500µL). Frequency: daily (Monday-Friday) The respiratory PCR is part of the following syndromic panel: Seegene RV Master and Seegene Pneumobacter assay Viruses Influenza A virus Influenza B virus Human respiratory syncytial virus Human metapneumovirus Human adenovirus Human rhinovirus Human parainfluenza virus SARS-CoV-2 Bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae Legionella pneumophila Haemophilus influenzae Bordetella parapertussis Mycoplasma pneumoniae Bordetella pertussis Chlamydophila pneumonia Version date: 30/01/2018
AZ St-Lucas Brugge	Influenza A and B	Dr Karel Maelegheer	Sample type: respiratory sample (300 µl) Frequency: 1-3/week Allplex Resp panel A1 Assay (Seegene) Influenza A subtypering H1, H3 en H1pdm09 Version date: 25/10/2022