November 2020: Temporarily Unavailable – Stool Gastrointestinal Panel by PCR

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