GI Panel PCR (Qualitative) (DISCONTINUED)

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Synonym(s):
Specimen Container
​Screw cap container
Specimen Requirement

​1ml of fresh stool sample

** Please note that sample types other than stool samples have not been validated on this new assay and will generally be rejected.

Specimen Storage/Transport
Refrigerate sample at 2 - 8°C until transfer to laboratory. Do not freeze. Send sample at 2 - 8°C. Sample should reach the laboratory as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours after collection.
Orderable as Urgent? No
Turn Around Time
​1 - 3 days
Reference Value(s)
Detected, Not Detected or Inconclusive
Testing Laboratory Location SGH
Laboratory Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Contact Number 6394 1352
Day and Time Performed
Mon – Fri 0800 hrs – 1700 hrs
Sat 0800 hrs – 1230 hrs
Orderable on CPOE? Yes
Downtime Form

Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests

Additional Information
Discontinued. Refer to Gastrointestinal Panel PCR BA0346
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Pathogens covered by this assay include:

Bacteria

  • Campylobacter sp. (eg. C.jejuni, C.coli and C.upsaliensis)
  • Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B)
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Salmonella sp.
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Vibrio sp. (eg. V.parahaemolyticus, V.vulnificus and V.cholerae)
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC)
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) lt/st
  • Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) stx1/stx2
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Shigella sp./Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC)

Viruses

  • Adenovirus F 40/41
  • Astrovirus
  • Norovirus GI/GII
  • Rotavirus A
  • Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V)

Parasities

  • Cryptosporidium sp.
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia

Change History Notes

  • 12 Aug 2022 12:00 AM

    ​DISCONTINUED.

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