GI Pathogen Array
GI Pathogen Detection
Statistics
- 2-4 billion incidences of infectious diarrhea annually (world-wide)
- Even in the US, there are millions of cases of infectious diarrhea each year
- Over 100,000 hospital admissions and 3,000 deaths in US every year
- Caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites
When should testing be ordered?
- Immunocompromised patients
- Newborns/infants and elderly
- Chronic diseases such as cancer, HIV
- Serious co-morbidities such as chronic heart failure, liver failure or kidney failure
- Persistent diarrhea
- Traveled outside of the country in the past few weeks
- Hospitalized patient or other care institution
- Bloody diarrhea
Why order the GI Pathogen Molecular Array test?
- Increased sensitivity as compared to traditional culture
- Increased specificity through specific identification of organisms
- Faster turn around time