TABLE 1.
Analyte/method(s) | Intended use |
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Adenovirus antigens | Local (in tears) adenovirus detection associated with acute infectious conjunctivitis |
Aerobic/anaerobic organisms—vaginal fluid | Detection of sialidase activity, an enzyme produced by bacterial pathogens such as Gardnerella vaginalis, Bacteroides spp., Prevotella spp., and Mobiluncus spp. in vaginal fluid in women suspected of having bacterial vaginosis |
GAS antigen and PCR | Aid in rapid diagnosis of GAS infection of the oropharynx |
Helicobacter pylori and H. pylori antibodies | Most aid in diagnosis of infection by H. pylori; some aid in presumptive identification of H. pylori in gastric biopsy specimens from patients |
HCV antibody | Screen for HCV in asymptomatic, high-risk individuals |
HIV antibodies; HIV-1 antibody; HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies; HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies and HIV-1 p24 antigen | Screen for HIV in asymptomatic, high-risk individuals |
Infectious mononucleosis IgM heterophile antibodies | Aid in diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis |
Influenza virus A and B antigens and PCR | Aid in rapid diagnosis of influenza A and B viral infections |
Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies | Qualitative presumptive detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to B. burgdorferi in human serum or blood |
RSV antigen and PCR | Aid in diagnosis of RSV infections in pediatric patients |
Treponema pallidum antibodies | Aid in diagnosis of individuals with syphilis |
Trichomonas vaginalis antigen | Qualitative detection of Trichomonas antigens in patients with symptoms or suspected exposure |
GAS, group A Streptococcus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.