Pooled antibiotic susceptibility testing that evaluates how antibiotics perform against the infection as a whole — including in polymicrobial cases. Results in 24–36 hours.
Advanced diagnostic testing for patients with suspected acute or chronic prostatitis.
PCR organism identification and resistance-gene detection paired with Pooled Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (P-AST™) — accounting for the bacterial interactions in polymicrobial infections that can alter antibiotic resistance.
Identifies fastidious bacteria and yeasts that are difficult to detect by culture — including organisms commonly implicated in acute and chronic prostatitis.
Post-massage urine results in less than one day.† Semen results within 48 hours.
Targeted PCR amplification detects resistance genes across ampicillin, carbapenem, ESBL, methicillin, and quinolone / fluoroquinolone classes — surfacing genotype context alongside the phenotypic susceptibility profile.
Resistance genes reported alongside P-AST™ to inform first-pass therapy decisions.
Evaluates how antibiotics actually perform against the patient's infection as a whole — accounting for bacterial interactions in polymicrobial cases that may alter resistance and sensitivity.
Personalized therapy options surfaced from phenotypic susceptibility — not genotype alone.
A short walkthrough of how the Guidance® report surfaces personalized therapy options from organism detection, resistance-gene presence, and pooled phenotypic susceptibility.
Two sample reports are available — one for voided post-prostatic-massage urine, one for semen.
Post Massage Urine Sample Report Semen Sample ReportFor busy schedules, limited mobility, or any reason a sample wasn't left at the office. At-home semen collection kits also offer a comfortable alternative to traditional post-massage urine collection.
The provider determines if Guidance® Prostatitis testing is appropriate for the patient.
The provider completes a Guidance® Prostatitis test requisition and faxes it to Pathnostics.
Pathnostics calls each patient to review collection instructions, coordinate same-day pickup, and answer questions.
Once received at the lab, home kits run on the same fast turnaround as in-office samples.†
Guidance® Prostatitis uses PCR amplification for the targeted detection of 25 individual organisms and 3 bacterial groups — including fastidious bacteria and yeasts difficult to detect by culture.
*Coagulase-negative staphylococci: S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. lugdunensis, S. saprophyticus. †Viridans group streptococci: S. anginosus, S. oralis, S. pasteuranus. ‡Enterobacter group: Klebsiella aerogenes (formerly Enterobacter aerogenes), Enterobacter cloacae.
Guidance® Prostatitis uses dual assessment — genotype resistance and Pooled Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (P-AST™) — to surface effective, personalized therapy options.
P-AST™ better addresses polymicrobial infections, where bacterial interactions impact antibiotic resistance and sensitivity. Rather than testing each isolated organism in isolation, P-AST™ evaluates how antibiotics perform against the entire pooled infection — closer to the in vivo reality.
Learn More About P-AST™ →Two collection options are supported: a voided post-DRE prostatic massage urine sample, or a semen sample. Collection-instruction videos are available on request — for at-home collection, every patient receives a signature-service call walking them through the process.
Guidance® Prostatitis helps clinicians move from trial-and-error toward better-informed first-pass therapy.
†When specimen is collected as instructed.