Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES
69505 - Additional Information
Sequencing and analysis of the genome of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from an isolate or nucleic acid extract:
(a) to speciate the organism:
(i) at the time of a patient’s initial diagnosis and commencement of initial empiric therapy; or
(ii) following recurrence of a patient’s symptoms or a patient’s failure to respond to treatment within the expected timeframe; and
(b) for the purpose of:
(i) genome‑wide determination of the antimicrobial resistance markers (resistome) of the isolate; and
(ii) individualising the patient’s treatment
Applicable once at initial diagnosis and once per episode of disease recurrence
Fee: $150.00 Benefit: 75% = $112.50 85% = $127.50
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