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. 2018 Nov;14(11):646–652.

Table 1.

Pathogens Detected by Gastrointestinal Multiplex Platforms Approved by the FDA in the United States

  Bacteria Parasites Viruses
BioFire FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel

  • Campylobacter (C coli, C jejuni, C upsaliensis)

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella

  • Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli

  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile/heat-stable enterotoxin

  • Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (Shiga toxin 1 and 2)

  • Escherichia coli O157 serogroup

  • Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli

  • Plesiomonas shigelloides

  • Vibrio (V vulnificus, V parahaemolyticus, V cholerae)

  • Yersinia enterocolitica

  • Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B)

  • Cryptosporidium

  • Entamoeba histolytica

  • Giardia lamblia

  • Cyclospora cayetanensis

  • Norovirus GI/GII

  • Rotavirus A

  • Adenovirus F40/F41

  • Astrovirus

  • Sapovirus (I, II, IV, V)
BD Max Systema

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile/heat-stable enterotoxin

  • Plesiomonas shigelloides

  • Vibrio (V vulnificus, V parahaemolyticus, V cholerae)

  • Yersinia enterocolitica

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella

  • Campylobacter

  • Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (Shiga toxin 1 and 2)

  • Giardia lamblia

  • Cryptosporidium

  • Entamoeba histolytica

 Noneb
Great Basin Stool Bacterial Pathogens Panel

  • Campylobacter (C coli, C jejuni)

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella

  • Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (Shiga toxin 1 and 2)

  • Escherichia coli O157 serogroup

 None None
Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

  • Campylobacter

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella

  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile/heat-stable enterotoxin

  • Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (Shiga toxin 1 and 2)

  • Escherichia coli O157 serogroup

  • Vibrio cholerae (cholera toxin gene)

  • Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B)

  • Cryptosporidium

  • Entamoeba histolytica

  • Giardia lamblia

  • Norovirus GI/GII

  • Rotavirus A

  • Adenovirus F40/F41
Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test

  • Campylobacter (C coli, C jejuni, C lari)

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella (S dysenteriae, S boydii, S sonnei, S flexneri)

  • Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (Shiga toxin 1 and 2)

  • Vibrio (V cholerae, V parahaemolyticus)

  • Yersinia enterocolitica

 None

  • Norovirus GI/GII

  • Rotavirus A
a

This system consists of the BD Max Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel, the BD Max Enteric Bacterial Panel, and the BD Max Enteric Parasite Panel. Each panel detects a different set of bacteria or parasites.

b

A viral panel is under FDA review.

FDA, US Food and Drug Administration.