Molecular detection of rifampicine resistance among mycobacteria
Lab
Test name
Contact
Comments
AZ St-Lucas Brugge
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
Dr Maelegheer
Sample type:
respiratory samples
Frequency: daily
Test type:
Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid)
Version date: 21/11/2019
Jessa Hospital
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
dr. Cartuyvels, Raymaekers Marijke
SAMPLE TYPE:
-positive Bactec cultures that are positive for M. tuberculosis PCR
FREQUENCY: on request
TEST TYPE: InnoLiPA Rif TB kit (Innogenetics)
Accredited:
OLVZ Aalst
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
Anne Vankeerberghen
Sample type:
Bacterial culture
Frequency: 1/ 2 weeks
Test type: rpoB sequencing
Version date: 06/05/2019 Accredited:
ZNA Middelheim
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
Kim Camps
Sample type: Bacterial culture
Frequency: once a week
Test type: commercial kit (Inno LiPA RifTB)
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek
Sample type:
respiratory samples
Frequency:
daily
test type:
Xpert MTB/RIF (cepheid)
UZ Brussel - Microbiology
Rifampicin resistance (Mycobacteria)
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
respiratory samples
Frequency: daily
Test type:
Xpert MTB/RIF (Cepheid)
Version date: 21/11/2019