GI Pathogen Profile, Feces
Orderable by Ontario ND
Test
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
Method
FilmArray multiplex PCR
Result Included
- 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
Test Location
Doctor's Data
Specimen
Specimen Type
FecesVolume
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 |
Doctor's Data will cancel the test if the specimen is more than 4 days old.
Sample Report
Turnaround Time
5 Days
Sample Report
Sample Report at external website.
Test Version
Last Updated
2022-05-09