Qualitative Real-Time PCR Test

Respiratory Pathogen Panel

Promus Diagnostics’ RPP panel is a qualitative real-time PCR test designed to detect 35 clinically significant pathogens as causative agents of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP)

Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP) testing is used to detect the specific pathogen to more accurately diagnose both viral and bacterial respiratory infections.

Individuals may need an RPP test if they experience symptoms of a respiratory infection and are at risk for complications.

Promus Diagnostics RPP PCR panel is a qualitative real-time PCR test designed to detect 35 clinically significant pathogens as causative agents of respiratory tract infections. This panel uses Applied Biosystem’s OpenArray Technology on QuantStudio 12K Flex instrumentation.

RPP is a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) using Real-Time PCR amplification of defined targets. This test has not been cleared or approved by the FDA. However, approval/clearance is not required as Promus Diagnostics LLC is certified under CLIA to perform high-complexity clinical laboratory testing. This test is used for clinical purposes and should not be regarded as investigational or for research.

Viral Infections

  • Flu
  • COVID-19
  • Common cold
  • RSV – Respiratory syncytial virus
  • Common/mild respiratory infection
  • Pneumonia

Bacterial Infections

  • Whooping cough
  • Bacterial pneumonia
QuantStudio 12K Flex system
Applied Biosystems™ QuantStudio™ 12K Flex Real-Time PCR System

Symptoms of a respiratory infection include coughing, fever, trouble breathing, sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Panel Details

Respiratory Pathogens

  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium intracellulare
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Human Bocavirus (HBoV)
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Metapneumovirus
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1,Coronavirus NL63,Coronavirus OC43
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus A
  • Rhinovirus
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
  • DFR A1/A5, SUL 1/2
  • Tet B/M/S
  • Macrolide 1
  • mefA/cfr
  • act/fox/acc/kpc
  • tem/shv/act/ant
  • blaPER/blaVEB
  • oxa48/ctxM/ges
  • imp/ndm/vim
  • Methicillin 1
  • vanA/B/C
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus A
  • Rhinovirus
  • Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1, Coronavirus NL63,Coronavirus OC43
  • Human Bocavirus (HBoV)
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • mefA/cfr
  • Macrolide 1
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Tet B/M/S
  • Macrolide 1
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Rhinovirus
  • Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1,Coronavirus NL63,Coronavirus OC43
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • mefA/cfr
  • Macrolide 1
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Tet B/M/S
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Rhinovirus
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • mefA/cfr
  • Macrolide 1
  • act/fox/acc/kpc
  • tem/shv/act/ant
  • blaPER/blaVEB
  • DFR A1/A5, SUL 1/2
  • vanA/B/C
  • Methicillin 1
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Tet B/M/S
  • oxa48/ctxM/ges
  • imp/ndm/vim
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1,Coronavirus NL63,Coronavirus OC43
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus A
  • Rhinovirus
  • DFR A1/A5, SUL 1/2
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Macrolide 1
  • mefA/cfr
  • act/fox/acc/kpc
  • tem/shv/act/ant
  • blaPER/blaVEB
  • Tet B/M/S
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • mefA/cfr
  • Macrolide 1
  • DFR A1/A5, SUL 1/2
  • vanA/B/C
  • Methicillin 1
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus A
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae
  • Influenza A
  • Influenza B
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Metapneumovirus
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium intracellulare
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  • Parainfluenza Virus 1/2/3/4
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • mefA/cfr
  • Macrolide 1
  • DFR A1/A5, SUL 1/2
  • vanA/B/C
  • Methicillin 1
  • act/fox/acc/kpc
  • tem/shv/act/ant
  • blaPER/blaVEB
  • qnrA/qnrS
  • Tet B/M/S
  • oxa48/ctxM/ges
  • imp/ndm/vim