This test does not detect nonbacterial organisms (eg, viruses, fungi, helminths, protozoa), but does detect mycobacteria.
False-positive results are theoretically possible if patient specimens are contaminated with bacterial nucleic acids either from the environment or from patient microbiota (eg, skin microbiota contamination).
This test is validated for normally sterile sources.
In extenuating circumstances, sequencing, especially next-generation sequencing, may be associated with an extended turnaround time, approaching or possibly exceeding the published maximum laboratory time (28 days).