SAMPLE TYPE:
respiratoiry samples (min 550 µl)
FREQUENCY:
daily
TEST TYPE:
respiratoiry samples: TaqMan Array Card, in house real time PCR
Version date: 17/11/2017

Sample type:
- respiratory specimens (swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate, sputum,...)
- cerebrospinal fluid
(at least 250 µl).

Frequency: 2 times a week

Test type: in house real-time PCR

Sample type:
Pharyngal swab
Respiratory sample (500 µl)

Frequency: Daily (except weekend)

Test type: In house real time PCR
Version date: 06/05/2019
Accredited:

Sample type:
nasopharyngeal aspirate

Frequency:
Daily (except weekend)

Test type:
In house real time PCR

Sample type:
- respiratory specimens (swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate, sputum, BAL,...)
- cerebrospinal fluid
(at least 250 µl).
Tests performed on Tuesday and Friday.
In house real-time PCR.

Sample type:
- respiratory swab
- respiratory samples
Minimal sample volume:1ml
Frequency: 2-5 times a week
Test type: In-house realtime PCR
Remark: also included in respiratory-panel-assay on swab, aspirate and BAL

Staaltypes: respiratoire stalen (BAL, sputum, tracheobroncheolaire aspiraten, nasopharynxaspiraten)

Minimum staalvolume: 250 microliter

Kwalitatieve in house real-time PCR

Sample type:
- respiratory specimens (swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate, sputum,...)
- cerebrospinal fluid
(at least 250 µl).

Frequency: every working day
Test type: in house real-time PCR

This PCR test is performed on respiratory samples (500µL).
Frequency: daily (Monday-Friday)

This respiratory panel screens for the following targets:
Viruses: Adenovirus, Bocavirus, Coronavirus, Enterovirus, Human metapneumovirus, (Para-)Influenza virus, Rhinovirus, RSV.
Bacteria: Bordetella (para-)pertussis, Bordetella holmesii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

SAMPLE TYPE:
- BAL (min 1ml)
- Swabs
FREQUENCY: 1x/day (except weekend)
TEST TYPE: "Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydophila pneumoniae Real-Time PCR" (Diagenode), LightCycler (Roche)

Sample Type:
- NAP in UTM
- BAL
Frequency: Daily
Test Type: NxTAG Respiratoir Pathogeen Panel (MAGPIX, Luminex)

SAMPLE TYPE:
-preferential: nasopharyngeal aspirate (min. 0.2 ml)
-alternative: BAL
FREQUENCY: 2x/week
TEST TYPE: Smartfinder (Pathofinder)

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:

SAMPLE TYPE: flocked swabs
FREQUENCY: 1-3/week
TEST TYPE: Allplex RP4 (Seegene)
BELAC accreditation number 433-MED
Version date: 17/05/2021
Accredited:

Sample Type: Cerebrospinal fluid
Frequency: Daily
Test Type: RT-PCR; QIAStat-Dx Meningitis/Encephalitis panel (QIAStat, Qiagen)

The ME test also screens for the following targets:
Viruses: Enterovirus, Herpes Simplex virus 1, Herpes Simplex virus 2, Human parechovirus, Human herpes virus 6, Varicella zoster virus
Bacteria: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Listeria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenza, Escherichia coli K1, Streptococcus pyogenes
Fungi: Cryptococcus neoformans/gattii

Sample type: respiratory samples
Frequency: daily
Test Type: RT-PCR; QIAStat-Dx Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 panel (QIAStat, Qiagen)

The respiratory test also screens for the following targets:
Viruses: Adenovirus, Bocavirus, Coronavirus, Enterovirus, Human metapneumovirus, (Para-)Influenza virus, Rhinovirus, RSV.
Bacteria: Bordetella (para-)pertussis, Legionella pneumophila

Belac accreditation number 523-MED
Version date: 07/07/2022
Accredited:

Sample type: respiratory sample (300 µl)
Frequency: 1-3/week
Allplex PneumoBacter Assay (Seegene)
Version date: 25/10/2022