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FAECAL PATHOGEN PCR

Alternative names:STOOL M+C
FAECAL CULTURE
FAECES M+C
NOROVIRUS PCR
ADENOVIRUS DETECTION IN FAECES
ROTAVIRUS DETECTION IN FAECES
SAPOVIRUS PCR
ASTROVIRUS PCR
GIARDIA DETECTION IN FAECES
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM DETECTION IN FAECES
YERSINIA CULTURE
C.DIFFICILE
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
LaboratoryMicrobiology
Request Group:FPPCR
Specimen types:Faeces
Container types:Faeces pot
Faeces pot
Collection & Request Instructions:

The Faecal Pathogen PCR includes testing for: Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Aeromonas, Yersinia, Shiga Toxin, Clostridium difficile toxin, Cryptosporidium, Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica, Rotavirus, Adenovirus, Norovirus, Sapovirus and Astrovirus.

If a suspected pathogen is not part of the faecal multiplex PCR, please indicate in clinical notes.

Frequency:Daily
Uncontrolled when downloaded or printed.
Date printed: 6th November, 2024 14:26:36