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Prof. Marc Couturier, PhD

ARUP Laboratories, United States

 

For parasites, we were doing everything manually, everything with the same methods, everything done by British Naval doctors in the 1800s. To think that we hadn't come very far in 200 years and as a community bemoaning how insensitive microscopy is, and all the flaws with it, and all the challenges. It just didn't make sense that we wouldn't try molecular. At ARUP, we embrace new technologies and try to modernize our tests and make them better. Once ordering physicians have used molecular for parasite screening, they become users. They are not going to go back to O&P. Unless it's a scenario where they think the patient has Schistosoma or hookworm, or something that isn't targeted, then they would supplement with O&P.

 
 

The majority of diagnostic parasitology testing is categorized as high complexity, requiring a high level of interpretation and judgment – particularly related to microscopy. Genetic Signatures’ gastrointestinal parasite panel advances molecular microbiology by providing rapid diagnostics with increased sensitivity and specificity over routine methods, resulting in improved patient outcomes.

 

Lynne Garcia

LG & Associated, United States

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Case study

Reviving In-House Testing: Genetic Signaturtes' FDA-cleared solution restores comprehensive parasite detection to the lab