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Test Code PCRGI Gastrointestinal PCR Panel, Stool

Important Note

This test is currently restricted to Pediatric Inpatients

This test is useful for the rapid detection of gastrointestinal infections caused by:

-Campylobacter species (Campylobacter jejuni/Campylobacter coli/Campylobacter upsaliensis)

-Plesiomonas shigelloides

-Salmonella species

-Vibrio species (Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae)

-Vibrio cholerae

-Yersinia species

-Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC)

-Enteropathogenic E coli (EPEC)

-Enterotoxigenic E coli (ETEC)

-Shiga toxin

-E coli O157

-Shigella/Enteroinvasive E coli (EIEC)

-Cryptosporidium species

-Cyclospora cayetanensis

-Entamoeba histolytica

-Giardia

-Adenovirus F 40/41

-Astrovirus

-Norovirus GI/GII

-Rotavirus A

-Sapovirus

Infectious

Additional Codes

LAB

Performing Laboratory

Yuma Regional Medical Center - Microbiology Department

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Preserved Stool

Container/Tube: Cary-Blair transport system is required. Specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of non-nutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator, either Cary-Blair or Para-Pak C and S. Submit sample in original Cary Blair medium container (not an aliquot).

Specimen Volume: 1 gram or 5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect fresh stool and place in preservative within 2 hours of collection.

2. Submit a representative portion of stool in container with transport medium.

 

Specimen Minimum Volume

1 mL

Specimens not submitted in Cary Blair transport media or exceeding stability will be rejected for testing.

LOINC Code

Assay
GI Pathogen Panel, PCR 82195-9
Adenovirus F 40/41  82209-8
Astrovirus  82210-6
Campylobacter 82196-7
Clostridium difficile  (Toxin A/B) 82197-5
Cryptosporidium 82205-6
Cyclospora cayetanensis  82206-4
E. coli O157  82204-9
Entamoeba histolytica  82207-2
Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)  80349-4
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)  80348-6
Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)  80351-0
Giardia lamblia  82208-0
Norovirus GI/GII  82211-4
Plesiomonas shigelloides   82198-3
Rotavirus A  82212-2
Salmonella  82199-1
Sapovirus  82213-0
Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 82203-1
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)  80350-2
Vibrio   82200-7
Vibrio cholerae   82201-5
Yersinia enterocolitica   82202-3
LOINC

Reference Values

Negative for all targets

Methodology

Multiplex PCR

Specimen Transport and Stability Information

Ambient (Preferred)  - 4 days

Refrigerated  - 4 days

Test Classification and CPT Code

Test Classification

This test has been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Yuma Regional Medical Center Laboratory consistent with regulatory requirements. 

CPT Code Information

87507