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Ophthalmologic Diagnostics

Confirmation of ocular infections often pose challenges to the clinicians and their effective management demands specific etiologic knowledge. Ocular infections are primarily caused by viral or bacterial pathogens and, if not diagnosed early or left untreated, can damage the many eye structures leading to devastating visual impairments and blindness.  Viral infections of the ocular surface, like as conjunctivitis and keratitis, may be diagnosed clinically with confirmatory testing. However, not all ocular viral infections are easy to diagnose clinically and may be confused with bacterial infections. Additionally, the small amounts of specimen that can be obtained from the eye is a limiting diagnostic factor.  Renuvix Labs molecular testing circumvents these limitations and is far more effective than conventional culture techniques.

Our Testing Program

Ophthalmologic Pathogens
  • Acinetobacter baumanii
  • Adenovirus HAdV-B
  • Aspergillus flavus, fumigatus, niger, terreus
  • Candida albicans, glabrata, parapsilosis, tropicalis
  • Candida auris
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Coronavirus (229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1)
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV, Human Herpesvirus-5)
  • Escherichia coli
  • Enterobacter aerogenes, cloacae
  • Enterovirus A, B, C
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Herpes simplex virus 1 & 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2)
  • Human metapneumovirus
  • Influenza A, B
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae, oxytoca
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Mycoplasma genitalium, hominis
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Parainfluenza virus (types 1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Proteus mirabilis, vulgaris
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Respiratory syncytial virus
  • Rhinovirus A, B, C
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus spp
  • Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Strep. (GBS))
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep. (GAS))
  • Ureaplasma urealytcum, parvum
  • Varicella zoster virus
Antibiotic Resistance Genes
  • VanA, VanB (Vancomycin resistance genes)
  • mecA (Methicillin resistance genes)
  • ermB, C; mefA (Macrolide Lincosamide Streptogramin resistance)
  • qnrA1, anrA2, anrB2 (Fluoroquinolone resistance genes)
  • tet B, tet M (Tetracycline resistance genes)
  • SHV, KPC Groups (Class A beta lactamase)
  • CTX-M1 (15), M2 (2), M9 (9), M8/25 Groups (Class A beta lactamase)
  • IMP, NDM, VIM Groups (Class A beta lactamase)
  • ACT, MIR, FOX, ACC Groups (AmpC beta lactamase)
  • OXA-48, -51 (Class D oxacillinase)
  • dft (A1, A5), sul (1, 2) probes (Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole resistance)