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GI 360™, Stool

Test ID: GI360
Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Method

Various - See Method description

Method Description

Multiplex PCR molecular technology coupled with growth-based culture and ID by MALDI-TOF, sensitive biochemical assays and microscopy to detect and assess the status of pathogens, viruses, parasites and bacteria.

Report Includes

Acetate; Additional Pathogens culture; Bacteriology Culture, Aerobic; Butyrate; Calprotectin; Carbohydrates; Elastase; Fat Stain; GI Pathogens 12-25 targets; Lactoferrin; Lysozyme; Microbiome Abundance; Mucus; Muscle Fibers; Occult Blood; Parasitology, Concentrate; Parasitology trichrome; Propionate; Red Blood Cells; Valerate; Vegetable Fibers; White Blood Cells; Yeast Culture; PH; sIgA

Specimens

Stool

Clinical Utility

Viruses are the primary cause of acute diarrhea. The identification of pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites improves treatment strategies and patient outcomes.
This test characterizes the abundance and diversity of more than 45 targeted analytes that peer-reviewed research has shown to contribute to dysbiosis and other chronic disease states. The Dysbiosis Index (DI) is a calculation with scores from 1 to 5 based on the overall bacterial abundance and profile within the patient’s sample as compared to a reference population. Values above 2 indicate a microbiota profile that differs from the defined normobiotic reference population (i.e., dysbiosis). The higher the DI above 2, the more the sample is considered to deviate from normobiosis.

Test Location

Doctor's Data, IL, USA

Test Version

9-May-2022

Specimen

Specimens

Stool

Sample Volume

5 mL

Additional Information

A specimen collection kit is available. To order a kit online, please register or login. For assistance or more information, please click here to send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

For additional information refer to the Doctor’s Data Website GI 360

Test Version

9-May-2022

Performance / Interpretation

Method

Various - See Method description

Method Description

Multiplex PCR molecular technology coupled with growth-based culture and ID by MALDI-TOF, sensitive biochemical assays and microscopy to detect and assess the status of pathogens, viruses, parasites and bacteria.

Turnaround Time

8 days

Sample Reports

Sample Report at external website.

Test Location

Doctor's Data, IL, USA

Test Version

9-May-2022

Interface / Setup

Sample Reports

Sample Report at external website.

Test Version

9-May-2022