Table 1.
Enteropathogen detection in clinically positive and negative samples by a custom enteropathogen TAC. Human stool samples from a previous study [20] were clinically determined positive or negative for enteropathogens using the AusDiagnostics Faecal Pathogen M panel. The 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA controls on the TAC were positive for all samples. Pathogens congruent with the AusDiagnostics result are bolded.
| Sample | AusDiagnostics result | TaqMan Array Card result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 2 | Sapovirus | Sapovirus, Giardia, Campylobacter pan |
| 3 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 4 | Campylobacter | Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Campylobacter pan |
| 5 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 6 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 7 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 8 | Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium | Campylobacter (pan only), Cryptosporidium |
| 9 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 10 | Salmonella | Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter pan |
| 11 | Shigella | Shigella/EIEC (ipaH), Shigella flexneri periplasmic protein, Campylobacter pan |
| 12 | Norovirus GII | Norovirus GII, Giardia, Campylobacter pan |
| 13 | Clostridioides difficile | No pathogen |
| 14 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 15 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 16 | Norovirus GI | Norovirus GI |
| 17 | No pathogen | No pathogen |
| 18 | STEC (Shiga toxin 1) | STEC (Shiga toxin 1) |
| 19 | Giardia | Giardia |
| 20 | No pathogen | Campylobacter pan |