Gastro Pathogen Detection Kit is a real-time PCR test intended for the qualitative detection and identification of nucleic acids from the specific bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens from stool and rectal swab specimens from individuals with signs and/or symptoms of gastrointestinal infection. The LoD of this kit is 250 copies/ml.

Bacteria

• Clostridium difficile toxin A/B (tcdA/tcdB)

• Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) (aatA/aggR)

• Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC)/Shigella (ipaH)

• Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) (eaeA)

• Enterotoxigenic Esherichia coli (ETEC) (eltA/estA/estB)

• Helicobacter pylori

• Pathogenic Campylobacter spp (C. jejuni, C. upsaliensis, C. coli)

• Plesiomonas shigelloides

• Salmonella spp

• Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) (stx1/stx2)

• Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7

• Vibrio cholerae

• Vibrio parahaemolyticus

• Vibrio vulnificus

• Yersinia Enterocolitica

Viruses

• Adenovirus (F40/41)

• Astrovirus

• Norovirus genogroup I&II

• Rotavirus A

• Sapovirus (I, II, IV, V)

Protozoa

• Cyclospora cayetanensis

• Cryptosporidium spp

• Entamoeba Histolytica

• Giardia Lamblia