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Test Code GIP Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel, PCR

Infectious

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Stool

Preferred Specimen: Cary-Blair transport system 

Other Acceptable specimens: Para-Pak C&S

Volume

Preferred Volume: 5 mL

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

(20 - 25°C)

 4 days

Refrigerated

(2 - 10°C)

 4 days

Frozen

(-20°C)

not acceptable

Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: If collected in bedpan, must not be contaminated with urine, residual soap, or disinfectant.

Specimen Transport: Immediate

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. 

 

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. If transport is delayed, refrigerate specimens prior to transport, if applicable to specimen type.

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, incorrect collection container, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Specimens greater the 96 hours will be rejected.
  • Frozen specimens will be rejected
  • Rectal swabs and endoscopy specimens will be rejected.
  • Specimens in other commerical transport media (e.g. formalin, PVA fixative, ECOFIX, etc) will be rejected.

Reference Values

 

Analyte

Age

Sex

Reference Range
Campylobacter species

All

All

Not Detected
Plesiomonas shigelloides

All

All

Not Detected
Salmonella species

All

All

Not Detected
Vibrio species

All

All

Not Detected
Yersinia enterocolitica

All

All

Not Detected
Enteroaggregative E. coli

All

All

Not Detected
Enteropathogenic E. coli

All

All

Not Detected
Enterotoxigenic E. coli

All

All

Not Detected
E. coli O157

All

All

Not Detected
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli

All

All

Not Detected
Shiga toxin

All

All

Not Detected
Cryptosporidium species

All

All

Not Detected
Cyclospora cayetanensis

All

All

Not Detected
Entamoeba histolytica

All

All

Not Detected
Giardia

All

All

Not Detected
Adenovirus F 40/41 All All Not Detected
Astrovirus All All Not Detected
Norovirus GI/GII All All Not Detected
Rotavirus A All All Not Detected
Sapovirus All All Not Detected

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

STAT Turnaround Time: not available

Routine Turnaround Time: 3 hours

Testing Schedule: Monday - Sunday

Clinical Indications

  • Aid in the diagnosis of specific agents of gastrointestinal illness and results are meant to be used in conjunction with other clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological data. Positive results do not rule out coinfection with organisms not included in the BIOFIRE GI Panel. The agent detected may not be the definite cause of the disease. Concomitant culture is necessary for organism recovery and further typing of bacterial agents.
  • Negative results in the setting of clinical illness compatible with gastroenteritis may be due to infection by pathogens that are not detected by this test or non-infectious causes such as ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, or Crohn’s disease.

CPT Codes

87507

LOINC Codes

30687507

Methodology

BioFire® automated Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Synonyms/Keyword Search

GIP, PARASITES, NOROVIRUS, ROTAVIRUS, ADENOVIRUS 40/41, LABMCGIP, STOOL CULTURE, GIPAN, GI PATHOGEN, GI PATHOGEN PANEL, GI, GASTROINTESTINAL, GASTRO

Last Review Date

09/26/2025