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Multiplex PCR panels associated with reduced administration of antibiotics to hospitalized GI patients

Acute gastroenteritis afflicts adults of all ages, causing significant suffering and inflicting significant costs on the American healthcare system. A new study encompassing nearly 40,000 hospital ...
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Clinical Impact of a Multiplex Gastrointestinal Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel in Patients With Acute Gastroenteritis

Background. Molecular syndromic diagnostic panels can enhance pathogen identification in the approximately 2–4 billion episodes of acute gastroenteritis that occur annually worldwide. However, the ...
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Applied BioCode’s Syndromic Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Approved by the FDA on BioCode® MDx-3000 System

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied BioCode announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for BioCode Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) with high ...
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Applied BioCode Submits 510(k) Application to FDA for BioCode MDx-3000 with Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied BioCode announced today that it has submitted the BioCode MDx-3000 with 18-Plex Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) to the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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Thinking Outside of the Box: Use of Hybrid PCR and Culture Approach for Identification of Bacterial Gastrointestinal Pathogens

Stool culture is the traditional method for identification of bacterial gastrointestinal (GI) pathogens. Many of these pathogens are fastidious and can be rendered non-viable during transport to the ...
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For Most, Rotavirus Is Now Just Another Cause of Gastroenteritis

In the post-vaccine era, rotavirus has become just another cause of acute gastroenteritis in most cases. But is there anything new in diagnosis and treatment? To Test or Not to Test? Commercially ...