Test Code GIP Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel
Additional Codes
LAB123917
Testing Performed
Mulitplex molecular panel that tests for 22 of the most common pathogens associated with gastroenteritis.
Viruses: Adenovirus F40/41, Astrovirus, Norovirus GI/GII, Rotavirus A, Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V)
Bacteria: 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)
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, Shigella: Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st, Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 - E. coli O157, Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
Parasites: Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia
Specimen Requirements
Stool in Cary Blair medium
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87507