Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel Film Array
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Test ID :
LAB4134
Specimen Type:
500mg (marble sized amount) of solid stool or 1 mL liquid stool in sterile container or in Cary-Blair medium.
Minimum Volume:
Formed stool minimum volume is 250mg (pea sized amount). Liquid stool minimum volume is 0.5 mL.
Cause for Rejection:
Reject if Stool >4 days at room temperature or at 2-8C; sticks left in container will dry out stool; Reject if stool preserved in any preservative or fixation other than modified Cary Blair.
Storage:
Refrigerated at 2-8 C for 4 days
Availability:
Mon-Sun (08:00 - 15:00)
Methodology:
Multiplexed nucleic acid test intended for the simultaneous qualitative detection and differentiation of nucleic acids from multiple viral, bacterial, and parasitic gastrointestinal organisms
Lab/Phone:
330-543-8463
TAT:
24 hours
CPT Code:
87507
Panel Includes:
The Gastrointestinal (GI) Film Array Panel detects DNA or RNA for the following organisms: Campylobacter, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio, Vibrio cholerae, Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2, E. coli 0157, Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Adenovirus F40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, and Sapovirus.
