GI Pathogen Panel PCR

Specimen:

Test Code

GIPNR

Specimen Name

GI Pathogen Panel PCR

Collect

Stool. Collect in a stool container

Submit

1.0-5.0 mL for fresh stool; 10.0 mL stool in Cary-Blair or Enteric Plus transport media

Special Handling

Transport unpreserved stool at room temperature to lab within 2 hours of collection. If transport delayed greater than 2 hours, preserve in enteric transport media, Para-Pak Enteric Plus, or Cary Blair equivalent.

Rejection Criteria

Leaking container, multiple specimens (> 1 per inpatient stay or collected greater than 5 days after admission), delayed transport to lab without use of appropriate preservative, transport other than Cary-Blair or Enteric Plus.  Stool contaminated with urine.  Diapers are not acceptable.

Stability

Preserved - Ambient or Refrigerated 4 days; Plain Stool - 2 hours

Methodology

Film Array mutiplexed PCR

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

1-2 days

CPT Codes

  • 87507

Components

Includes: Adenovirus F40/41; Astrovirus; Norovirus GI/GII; Rotavirus A; Sapovirus (I,II,IV,and V); Campylobacter (c. jejuni/C. coli/C. upsaliensis); Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile (toxin A/B); Plesiomonas shigelloides; Salmonella; Yersinia enterocolitica; Vibrio (V. parahaemolyticus/ V. vulnificus/ V. cholerae); Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC); Enteropathogenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st; Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 - E. coli O157; Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC); Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia

Additional Information

DOES NOT AUTO-REFLEX

Disclaimer:

It is preferable to locate tests on the website and not rely on printed test information, which may soon be out of date.
Updated test information can only be guaranteed by using this website.

Choose the Right Test

Test Information

How to Label Your Sample

  • Label Your Test 1
  • Label Your Test 2
  • Label Your Test 3
  • Label Your Test 4
  • Label Your Test 5

Common Test Phrases

  • Label Your Test 1
  • Label Your Test 2
  • Label Your Test 3
  • Label Your Test 4
  • Label Your Test 5

Common Lab Definitions

  • Serum 
  • Plasma 
  • STT