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)
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
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
Nasopharyngeal swab
Respiratory sample (500 µl)
Frequency: Daily (except weekend)
Test type: In house real time PCR
Version date: 06/05/2019
Accredited: