Test
Clinical Utility
Viruses are the primary cause of acute diarrhea. The identification of pathogenic bacteria, viruses and parasites improves treatment strategies and patient outcomes.
This test characterizes the abundance and diversity of more than 45 targeted analytes that peer-reviewed research has shown to contribute to dysbiosis and other chronic disease states. The Dysbiosis Index (DI) is a calculation with scores from 1 to 5 based on the overall bacterial abundance and profile within the patient’s sample as compared to a reference population. Values above 2 indicate a microbiota profile that differs from the defined normobiotic reference population (i.e., dysbiosis). The higher the DI above 2, the more the sample is considered to deviate from normobiosis.
Method
Various - See Method description
Method Description
Multiplex PCR molecular technology coupled with growth-based culture and ID by MALDI-TOF, sensitive biochemical assays and microscopy to detect and assess the status of pathogens, viruses, parasites and bacteria.
Result Included
- Acetate
- Additional Pathogens culture
- Bacteriology Culture, Aerobic
- Butyrate
- Calprotectin
- Carbohydrates
- Elastase
- Fat Stain
- GI Pathogens 12-25 targets
- Lactoferrin
- Lysozyme
- Microbiome Abundance
- Mucus
- Muscle Fibers
- Occult Blood
- Parasitology, Concentrate
- Parasitology trichrome
- Propionate
- Red Blood Cells
- Valerate
- Vegetable Fibers
- White Blood Cells
- Yeast Culture
- PH
- sIgA
Test Location
Doctor's Data
Specimen
Specimen Type
StoolVolume
Sample Volume
5 mL
Collection & Handling
Additional Information
A specimen collection kit is available. To order a kit online, please register or login. For assistance or more information, please click here to send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.
For additional information refer to the Doctor’s Data Website GI 360
Sample Report
Turnaround Time
8 days
Sample Report
Sample Report at external website.
Test Version
Last Updated
2022-05-09