GI MAP (GI Microbial Assay Plus)-Diagnostic Solutions Kit

Description

Fasting Required: No
Lab: Diagnostic Solutions
Specimen: Stool
Results: Average processing time 7-10 business days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.

Special Instructions: Ship to lab Monday-Friday only. Specimen MUST be received by the lab within 6 days of collection. If you cannot ship the specimen on the day of collection, please refrigerate the sample. Avoid taking aspirin for 2 days prior to collection. DO NOT discontinue any medications unless directed by your physician.

Description: The GI-MAP stool test utilizes cutting edge, Quantitative PCR technology to provide a true DNA/PCR based stool test. This technology has high sensitivity, specificity and a rapid turnaround. The GI pathogens include bacteria, parasites and viruses.

Continuing with this platform, the GI-MAP measures opportunistic organisms, normal flora, fungi, parasites and antibiotic resistance genes. And the Plus refers to immunologic markers for GI health and function including SIgA, Elastase, Calprotectin and Anti-gliadin testing.

The GI-MAP can be used in the detection and identification of gastrointestinal microbial nucleic acids and has been clinically validated for the detection of gastrointestinal pathogens that cause infectious colitis or gastroenteritis. It measures a substantial list of opportunistic pathogens as well as a list of FDA-cleared pathogens, including novel targets such as viruses, Microsporidia, and pathogenic virulence factors.

Includes:
Bacterial Pathogens

• Campylobacter
• C. difficile, Toxin A
• C. difficile, Toxin B
• Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
• E. coli O 157
• Enteroinvasive E. coli/Shigella
• Enterotoxigenic E. coli LT/ST
• Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx1
• Shiga-like Toxin E. coli stx2
• Salmonella
• Vibrio cholerae
• Yersinia enterococlitica

Parasitic Pathogens

• Cryptosporidium
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Giardia

Viral Pathogens

• Adenovirus 40/41
• Norovirus GI/II

H. pylori with virulence factors Normal Bacterial Flora

• Bacteroides fragilis
• Bifidobacterium spp.
• Enterococcus spp.
• Lactobacillus spp.
• Clostridium spp.
• Enterobacter spp.
• Bacteroidetes
• Firmicutes
• Firmicutes: Bacteroidetes Ratio

Opportunistic Bacteria

• Bacillus spp.
• Enterococcus faecalis
• Enterococcus faecium
• Morganella spp.
• Pseudomonas spp.
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Staphylococcous spp.
• Staphylococcous aureus
• Streptococcus spp.
• Citrobacter spp.
• Citrobacter freundii
• Klelbsiella spp.
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (avium)
• Prevotella copri
• Proteus spp.
• Proteus mirabilis

Fungi/Yeast

• Candida spp.
• Candida albicans
• Geotrichum spp.
• Microsporidium spp.
• Rodotorula spp.

Viruses

• Cytomegalovirus
• Epstein Barr Virus

Parasitic Protozoa

• Blastocystis hominis
• Chilomastix mesnelli
• Cyclospora spp.
• Dientamoeba fragilis
• Endolimax nana
• Entamoeba coli
• Pentatrichomonas hominis

Parasitic Worms

• Ancylostoma dueodenale
• Ascaris lumbricoides
• Necator americanus
• Trichuris trichiura
• Taenia spp.

Intestinal Health/Digestion

• Elastase-1
• Steatocrit

GI Markers

• b-Glucuronidase
• Fecal Occult Blood

Immune Response

• Secretory IgA
• Anti-Gliadin IgA

Inflammation

• Calprotectin