Gastrointestinal Panel (Stool PCR)

Service Description

Gastrointestinal disease can be caused by many agents, including bacteria, viruses and parasites. Culture for bacteria will not pick up the viruses or parasites. Tests for parasites will not detect the viruses or the bacteria. This GI profile is a multiplexed nucleic acid test intended for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of nucleic acids from multiple bacteria. All you need to do is bring your sample in the clear sample container to your appointment, which you can purchase from a pharmacy or collect it from our clinic. Tests for: Adenovirus Astrovirus Campylobacter spp Clostridium Difficile Toxin A/B Cryptosporidium spp Cyclospora cayetanensis Entamoeba histolytica Enteroaggregative E. coli Enteroinvasive E. coli/Shigella Enteropathogenic E. coli Enterotoxigenic E. coli LT/ST Giardia lamblia Norovirus GI/GII Plesiomonas shigelloides Rotavirus A Salmonella spp Sapovirus (GI GII GIV GV) Shiga-like toxin producing E. coli 0157:H7 Shiga-like toxin producing E. coli Stx-1/Stx-2 Vibrio cholerae Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus Yersinia enterocolitica