THE FILMARRAY GASTROINTESTINAL PANEL
Rapid & Accurate
INTRODUCING OUR COMPREHENSIVE STOOL PATHOGEN PANEL
The FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel from BioFire Diagnostics is FDA-cleared PCR testing technology and provides an overall sensitivity and specificity of 98.5% and 99.3%, respectively. Rapid and accurate diagnostic testing for gastrointestinal pathogens may help identify which patients to isolate or cohort faster and determine if antibiotic therapy is appropriate.
The FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel tests for 22 Pathogens Simultaneously
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Sample type: Stool specimens collected in Cary Blair transport media
Sample volume: 200 μl
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It is our goal to have the results reported back same day the specimen arrives at the lab.
| Bacteria | Diarrheagenic E. coli/Shigella | Parasites | Viruses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campylobacter | Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) | Cryptosporidium | Adenovirus F40/41 |
| Clostridium difficile toxin A/B | Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) | Cyclospora cayetanensis | Astrovirus |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st | Entamoeba histolytica | Norovirus GI/GII |
| Salmonella | Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 |
Giardia lamblia | Rotavirus A |
| Vibrio | E. coli O157 | Sapovirus (I, II, IV and V) | |
| Vibrio cholera | Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) | ||
| Yersinia enterocolitica |
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