Table 6.
Comparison of pathogens tested by various multiplex PCRs
| FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal Panel (BioFire Diagnostics, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT) |
xTag ®
Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (Luminex Corporation, Austin,TX) |
Verigene® Enteric Pathogen test (Nanosphere, Northbrook, IL) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria and bacterial toxins | |||
| Campylobacter spp.* | x | x | x |
| Salmonella spp. | x | x | x |
| Vibrio cholerae | x | ||
| Vibrio spp. | x | x | |
| Yersinia entercolitica | x | x | |
|
Clostridium difficile
(toxin A/B) |
x | x | |
|
Plesiomonas
Shigelloides |
x | ||
| Enteroinvasive E. coli
/Shigella spp. |
x | x | x |
| E. coli O157 | x | x | |
| Enterotoxigenic E.
coli (ETEC) lt/st |
x | x | |
| Enteroaggregative E.
coli (EAEC) |
x | ||
| Enteropathogenic E.
coli (EPEC) |
x | ||
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2 |
x | x | x |
| Viruses | |||
| Adenovirus 40/41 | x | ||
| Astrovirus | x | ||
| Norovirus | x | x | x |
| Rotavirus | x | x | x |
| Sapovirus | x | ||
| (I,II,IV and V) | |||
| Parasites | |||
| Cryptosporidium | x | x | |
|
Cyclopora
cayetanesis |
x | ||
| Entamoeba histolytica | x | ||
| Giardia lamblia | x | x | |
*
Campylobacter spp. varies with test performed
** test for vibrio cholera