Gastrointestinal Infection ("Stomach Flu") Stool Test Panel

This GI pathogen panel tests for 15 pathogens and can help identify if you are suffering from an illness caused by gastrointestinal (GI) bugs/pathogens such as bacteria, bacterial toxins, and viruses. Testing for infectious pathogens is an important first step when evaluating a cause for prolonged or severe diarrhea and understanding the cause of conditions commonly referred to as "stomach flu."

This panel can be helpful if you need to seek treatment for infectious illness or rule out infection prior to exploring other reasons why you may continue to have diarrhea. The information provided by this gastrointestinal pathogen panel will allow you to have an informed conversation with your healthcare provider.

The markers contained within this test are measured in your stool. You’ll need to book two appointments: one to pick up your stool sample container, and another to return it once you’ve collected your sample.

Included with your purchase, you have the ability to discuss your results with an independent healthcare provider at no extra cost. If your test results are positive, that provider may be able to prescribe treatment options (particularly for Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella groups) or advise you to seek treatment options from your personal healthcare provider.

No doctor’s visit needed.

Stool tests for diarrhea look for genetic material (RNA or DNA) of different bacteria, bacterial toxins, and viruses to determine what may be causing illness that lasts more than a week. This GI panel PCR test includes the following:

Bacteria/Toxin

The bacteria tested include the following: Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter lari, Salmonella species, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexner, Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, vibrio parahaemolyticus, vibrio cholera, and Yersinia enterocolitica. To help determine if bacteria present produce specific toxins, the gene markers for Shiga toxin 1 (stx1) and Shiga toxin 2 (stx2) can also be detected by this test.

If Campylobacter Group, Salmonella Species, Shigella Species, Vibrio Group, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shiga toxin 1 or Shiga toxin 2 genes are detected, then an Isolate Referral/Public Health confirmatory test will be automatically performed on your sample, at no extra cost to you.

Viruses

The viruses being tested for include the following: Norovirus (G1.GII) and Rotavirus (group A).

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