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GI Pathogen Profile, Feces

Test ID: GIPPCR
Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Method

FilmArray multiplex PCR

Report Includes

Adenovirus F40+41; Astrovirus; Campylobacter (jejuni, coli and upsaliensis); Clostridium difficile (Toxin A+B); Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora cayetanensis; E. coli O157; Entamoeba histolytica; Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC); Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC); Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt+st; Giardia duodenalis; Norovirus GI+GII; Plesiomonas shigelloides; Rotavirus A; Salmonella; Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V); Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1+stx2; Shigella+Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC); Vibrio (parahaemolyticus, vulnificus and cholerae); Vibrio cholera; Yersinia enterocolitica

Specimens

Feces

Clinical Utility

Overlapping symptoms – compounded by the lack of testing methods that could identify a full range of viruses, parasites, and bacteria – have historically made GI infections difficult to diagnose. The GI Pathogen Profile, an FDA-cleared molecular test, uses the FilmArray multiplex PCR system to identify 22 viruses, parasites, and bacteria with up to 98.5% overall sensitivity and 99.3% overall specificity.

Source: https://www.doctorsdata.com/gi-pathogen-profile/;Accessed 28-Oct-2016

Test Location

Doctor's Data, IL, USA

Test Version

9-May-2022

Specimen

Specimens

Feces

Sample Volume

To fill line

Collection & Handling

Collection Instructions

Specimens must be shipped to ICL the same day as collected.

Handling Information

Specimens must be shipped to ICL the same day as collected. The test will be cancelled at Doctor’s Data if the specimen is more than 4 days old.

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 Doctors Data website GI Pathogen Profile

Stability

Refrigerated 4 Days

Additional Stability Information

Doctor's Data will cancel the test if the specimen is more than 4 days old.

Test Version

9-May-2022

Performance / Interpretation

Method

FilmArray multiplex PCR

Turnaround Time

5 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