Gastrointestinal Panel PCR

Test Code:

BA0346

Synonym(s):

GI Panel PCR

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 assay and may 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.

Method

Orderable as STAT?

Turn Around Time

1 - 2 days

Reference Value(s)

Testing Laboratory Location

KKH

Laboratory

Molecular Micro

Contact Number

6394 1382

Day and Time Performed

Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1800 hrs

Last specimen receipt time: 1730

Sat: 0800hrs to 1800 hrs

Last specimen receipt time: 1630

Sun & PH: 0800 hrs to 1800 hrs

Last specimen receipt time: 1500

Orderable on CPOE?

Yes

Downtime Form

Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests

Additional Information

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

Others

Keywords

Gastrointestinal Panel PCR BA0346 Gastrointestinal Pathogens Multiplex PCR (BioFire FilmArray) GI Panel PCR

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