Norovirus RT-PCR

Norovirus RT-PCR

Stool

Stool Container

Cary Blair transport is unacceptable for testing. Test will be cancelled as improperly collected.

Frozen

4 Days Room Temperature 7 Days Frozen

Real-time reverse- transcriptase PCR Assay Limitations Detection of norovirus RNA in the stool does not definitively indicate that norovirus is the causative agent of gastrointestinal disease. Asymptomatic shedding of norovirus, especially in immunocompromised patients, has been reported in peer reviewed scientific literature. Results should be used in conjunction with clinical findings, and should not form the sole basis for a diagnosis or treatment decision.

TAT; 2- 4 Days Noroviruses are a major cause of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis, accounting for as many as 50% of viral gastroenteritis cases. Symptoms include acute diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headache, nausea, fatigue, and low-grade fever. Most cases are self-limiting, but complications can occur, particularly in the young, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. In immunocompromised patients, norovirus infection can cause life-threatening gastroenteritis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of gut GVHD. Real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR has been shown to be a sensitive, specific method for early assessment of norovirus infections, contributing to positive clinical outcomes.

Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

87798 x 2

5900095