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GI Effects^TM Stool Profiles

Overview

GI Effects^TM Stool Profiles are unlike any other stool analysis profile, going beyond the standard parameters for identifying gastrointestinal disorders.
GI Effects^TM use DNA analysis to identify microbiota with 100% accuracy including anaerobes, a previously immeasurable area of the gut environment.

Advantages of the GI Effects℠ Stool Profile

Greater accuracy
Microbial DNA analysis improves the accuracy of results and includes both aerobes and anaerobes. Anaerobes comprise over 95% of the bacteria in the gut and are difficult to detect with old culture methods.
Antibiotic resistance genes
DNA analysis detects organisms possessing genes that give rise to antibiotic resistance, offering clinicians a superior tool for effective patient management.
Single sample collection
Culture methods require multiple collections, whereas the GI Effects^TM Stool Profile requires only one sample collection leading to improved patient compliance!
Eliminates errors in transport
Sample transport is a source of significant error in culture analysis due to the change in microbial balance from the time of collection. Using DNA analysis, the specimen is placed in a fixative tube that stops microbial growth and offers a highly accurate snapshot of the microbial balance in the gut.
Increased sensitivity
GI Effects^TM detects as few as 5 cells per gram – a 5000-fold increase in sensitivity over microscopy for parasite detection.
Better value
No reflex or add-on costs for additional testing!

Why Use Stool Analysis?

Gastrointestinal function is important for general health. The intestinal tract contains significant amounts of bacteria some beneficial, some neutral, and some harmful. Balancing beneficial microbial flora in the gut is key in digestion, nutrient usage, and ridding the body of waste and pathogens. Poor digestion and malabsorption can lead to immune dysfunction, nutritional insufficiencies, mental/emotional disorders, and autoimmune diseases.

"With advanced technology and revolutionary testing PCR is the best developed and most widely used nucleic acid amplification strategy...These techniques have sensitivity unparalleled in laboratory medicine, have created new opportunities for the clinical laboratory to have an effect on patient care and have become the new “gold standards” for laboratory diagnosis of several infectious diseases."

- Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 8th Edition, Vol. 1, page 235, 2003