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Test Code LAB2143 Gastrointestinal Panel (GI Panel) by PCR

Additional Codes:

GI Panel PCR

Includes:

The Gastrointestinal Panel (GI Panel) detects the following organisms:

 

Bacteria: Campylobacter, Clostridium difficile, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella, Yersinia entercolitica, Vibrio, Vibrio cholera, Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella including EAEC Enteroaggreative E.coli, EPEC Enteropathogenic E. coli, ETEC, Enterotoxigenic E. coli, Shiga toxin producing E. coli, (STEC and E.coli 0157), Shigella/Enteroinvasive E.coli EIEC.

 

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia

 

Viruses: Adenovirus 40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus G I and G II, Rotavirus and Sapovirus.

Notes:

Specimen should be liquid or semisolid.

Unacceptable/Rejected Specimens:

  • Stool older than 24 hours since passage
  • Formed stool - For exceptions, call 843-792-2123, Pager# 14463
  • Specimens submitted on inpatients admitted longer than 2 days (day of admission and day after admission)-For exceptions, call 843-792-2123, Pager# 14463 
  • Pooled or 24 hour fecal specimens
  • Barium contamination, water or urine contamination

Collection:

Specimen: Random Stool.  Specimen must be liquid or loose and take the shape of the collection container.   See Bristol Stool Chart Type 6 and 7.

Container:  Sterile Container

Volume: Minimum: 1 mL of Stool

 

Storage Instructions:

Stable Room Temp: 24 hours

Turnaround Time (TAT):

Routine or STAT: 3-5 hours

Test Availability:

24 hours a day / 7 days a week

Send To:

UMC MAIN LABORATORY Specimen Receiving – EH318 Children’s Hospital

Reference Interval:

Not Detected

Interpretive Data:

This assay employs nucleic acid purification, reverse transcription, nested multiplex PCR amplification, and DNA melting analysis for the simultaneous detection and identification of 21 different gastrointestinal pathogens. (FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal Panel, BioFire Diagnostics, Inc.)