Special Communication
Temporarily Unavailable: Stool Gastrointestinal Panel by PCR
Beginning November 13, 2020, Stool Gastrointestinal Panel by PCR (STGIPR) testing is temporarily unavailable to order from CCL.
Cleveland Clinic Laboratories is experiencing severe supply constraints for Stool Gastrointestinal Panel by PCR (STGIPR) testing. These shortages impact laboratories nationwide, resulting in the inability to identify a reference laboratory to forward this testing.
Alternative Testing Options
The tests listed below cover the range of pathogens detected in the Stool Gastrointestinal Panel by PCR (STGIPR) test. Depending on clinical circumstances and judgment, various combinations of these tests may serve as an appropriate substitution for STGIPR:
Test Code
Components
Performing Lab
STLPCR
Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter jejuni/coli, and Shiga-toxin (stx1 and stx2) genes
CCL
OVAPSC
Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium species
CCL
CRYSPO
Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and Cystoisospora sp.
CCL
OVAP
Cryptosporidium and Giardia
CCL
CDPCR
C. difficile toxin B gene
CCL
EROTA
Rotavirus antigen
CCL
VIBCUL
Vibrio
CCL
YERCUL
Yersinia
CCL
NORPCR
Norovirus 1 & 2
ARUP
SADNO
Adenovirus antigen
Focus