Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr. E. Nulens / Patrick Descheemaeker	SAMPLE TYPE: - Respiratory sample - extra-respiratory sample - urine - paraffine coupes (microtoom) FREQUENCY: 2x/week (Monday/Thursday) TEST TYPE: BDProbeTec™ ET Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (DTB) Version date: 17/11/2017 Accredited:
UZA Mol. Diagn.	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	D. Ursi, K. Bergs, M. Michiels, V. Matheeussen	Sample type: - respiratory specimens (swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate, sputum,...) (at least 250 µl). - biopsies (not fixed!) Frequency: 2 times a week Test type: RealAccurate Quadruplex Mycobacteria PCR Kit Version date: 28/09/2018 Accredited:
Jessa Hospital	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	dr. Cartuyvels, Jozef Dingemans	SAMPLE TYPE: -sputum -bronchoalveolar lavage -CSF -fluids (gastric fluid,...) -biopsy FREQUENCY: from Monday till Friday TEST TYPE: GeneXpert (Cepheid) Accredited:
OLVZ Aalst	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Anne Vankeerberghen	Sample type: CSF (min 5 ml) Urine(min 40 ml) Pleura fluid (10 ml) Respiratory sample(500 µl) Tissue/biopsy Frequency: 1-2/week Test type: In house real time PCR Version date: 06/05/2019 Accredited:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek	Sample type: Respiratory specimens Frequency: Daily Test type: Xpert MTB/RIF (cepheid)
CHU UCL NAMUR	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	pierre.bogaerts@uclouvain.be	Sample type: - respiratory specimens (BAL, nasopharyngeal aspirate, sputum,...) - other fluids (gastric,...) (at least 250 µl). - not fixed biopsies 1x/week; possibility of urgent processing after biologist agreement BD ProbeTec
CHU UCL NAMUR	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	pierre.bogaerts@uclouvain.be	Sample type: culture On demand AccuProbe
UZ Leuven MolPLUZ	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Emmanuel Andre Katrien Lagrou	Sample type: - respiratory samples - liquid cultures Minimal sample volume: 2 ml Frequency: samples: every weekday / cultures: 2 times a week (Tuesday-Friday) Test type: In-house realtime PCR Remark: Result for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and atypical Mycobacteria Accreditation BELAC: 215-MED Accredited:
CHU Saint-Pierre	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Reynders Marijke, Scheen Robert, Maaroufi Younes	Staaltypes: Respiratoire monsters (BAL, tracheobroncheolaire aspiraten, sputum, nasopharynxaspiraten), maagtubages, pleuraal vocht, ascitesvocht, CSV, biopten. Minimum staalvolume: 0,5 mL (uitzonderlijk: voor CSV minimum 250 microliter) Techniek: Cobas Taqman MTB (Roche)
ZNA Middelheim	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Kim Camps	Sample type: respiratory samples Frequency:twice a week Test type: commercial kit (COBAS AmpliPrep - Taqman 48)
Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Bieke Decaesteker Stijn Jonckheere	Sample type: sputum, CSF, bronchusaspirate, BAL, puncture, biopt, urine, pus Frequency: daily (mon-fri) Test type: Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (GeneXpert, Cepheid) Belac accreditation number 523-MED Version date: 07/07/2022 Accredited:
GZA St-Augustinus	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Philippe Van Lint	performed on respiratory samples in-house, qualitative real-time PCR requency: daily (Monday-Friday) BELAC accreditation number 404-MED Accredited:
UZ Brussel - Microbiology	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Denis Pierard, Oriane Soetens	Sample type: -Sputum, BAL (min 1 ml) -CSV (min 1 ml) Frequency: every weekday Test type: Commercial real-time PCR (Xpert MTB/RIF, Cepheid) Version date: 26/09/2017
Imelda-Bonheiden	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr. Frans, Isabel Micalessi	Sample Type: - BAL - Sputum Frequency: Daily Test Type: Xpert MTB/RIF (GeneXpert - Cepheid)
AZ Groeninge Kortrijk	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Annelynn Wallaert, dr. M. Boudewijns	Sample type: respiratory samples Frequency: daily (mon-fri) Test type: Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Cepheid) Accreditation: 376-MED Version date: 13/09/2021 Accredited:
AZ St-Lucas Brugge	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr Maelegheer	Sample type: respiratory samples Frequency: daily Test type: Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid) Accreditation: 699-MED Version date: 25/10/2022 Accredited: