by Dr. Adele Visser
Introduction
Gastroenteritis remains one of the most common presenting complaints at doctor’s offices and emergency departments worldwide.
This is aggravated in settings where public health measures are inadequate as evidenced by the recent outbreak of Cholera in Hammanskraal, Pretoria1. Clinical distinction between pathogens is essentially impossible and syndromic treatment is often the only option.
JDJ Diagnostics is currently using the Biofire© FilmArray© Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel2 as part of a rapid-throughput molecular testing which enables clinicians to have a pathogen implicated in their patient’s clinical symptoms, enabling directed therapy.
References
- https://mg.co.za/environment/2023-05-22-cholera-cases-continue-to-climb-in-hammanskraal/
- https://www.biofiredx.com/products/the-filmarray-panels/filmarraygi/