Gastrointestinal Panel
- Useful for:
The Gastrointestinal Panel provides a comprehensive approach to identifying the cause of gastroenteritis, which can be difficult to diagnose due to overlapping symptoms across different syndromes. Designed to help clinicians pinpoint the causative pathogen, this multiplex molecular panel tests for 22 of the most common pathogens associated with gastroenteritis; all from a single sample, supporting more informed therapeutic decision-making.
- Method Name: Filmarray PCR
- Other Common Names: N/A
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 8053
- Fasting or other requirements: N/A
- Specimen Type: Stool in Cary Blair medium
- Specimen Required Supplies: Cary Blair medium tube
- Specimen Volume: 2 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: 1-2 working days
- Other Information:
BACTERIA: Campylobacter (C. jejuni / C. coli / C. upsaliensis), Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile (toxin A/B), Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio (V. parahaemolyticus / V. vulnificus / V. cholerae),
DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI/SHIGELLA: Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st, Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2, E. coli O157, Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC),
PARASITES: Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia,
VIRUSES: Adenovirus F40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V)
