TABLE 2.
Frequency of order and percent positivity of conventional methods performed on patients tested by the GI panela
| Organismb | No. (%) of patients |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Positive by the GI panel | With conventional testing method ordered | Positive by the conventional method | |
| Salmonella spp. | 8 | 8 | 7 (87.5) |
| Shigella spp. | 3 | 3 | 2 (66.7) |
| Campylobacter spp. | 4 | 4 | 2 (50) |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | 1 | 1 | 1 (100) |
| Vibrio cholerae | 2 | 1 | 1 (50) |
| STEC (Stx1/Stx2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyclospora cayetanensis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cryptosporidium spp. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Giardia lamblia | 4 | 2 by O&P | 0 |
| 1 by EIA | 0 | ||
| Rotavirus | 15 | 2 | 2 (13.3) |
| Norovirus | 21 | 0 | 0 |
a
Both samples sent with an order for examination of ova and parasites (O&P) were improperly collected, and the test could not be performed.
b
STEC, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.