Giardia

Lab	Test name	Contact	Comments
GZA St-Augustinus	Giardia	Philippe Van Lint	This PCR test is performed on faeces (or Copan FecalSwab). Frequency: daily (Monday-Saturday) The gastro PCR is part of the following syndromic panel: Seegene GI-Virus, GI-Parasite and GI-EB Screening assay Parasites Blastocystis hominis Giardia lamblia Dientamoeba fragilis Entamoeba histolytica Cyclospora cayetanensis Cryptosporidium spp. Bacteria Y. enterocolitica Shigella spp./EIEC E. coli O157 C. difficile STEC Salmonella Campylobacter spp. Viruses astrovirus norovirus G2 adenovirus sapovirus norovirus G1 rotavirus BELAC accreditation number 404-MED Accredited:
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg	Giardia	Dr. Els Oris, Katrien Vandebroek	Sample type: Faeces Frequency: on request Test type: in-house multiplex real-time PCR (Cryptosporidium, E. histolytica, Giardia lamblia)
AZ St-Jan Brugge - Laboratoriumgeneeskunde	Giardia	Dr. M. Reynders / Dr. E. Nulens / P. Descheemaeker	Sample: Stool Frequency: daily Test: TaqMan Array Card in house PCR Version date: 17/11/2017
AZ St-Lucas Brugge	Giardia	Dr Karel Maelegheer	Giardia lamblia SAMPLE TYPE: Stool FREQUENCY: 1-3/week TEST TYPE: GI Parasite Assay Seegene (Starlet) Version date: 26/10/2022
AZ Damiaan Oostende	Giardia	Ben Vanmassenhove (059/416609)/ Anne-Sophie Hervent	Sample type: fecal swab (300 µl) Frequency: daily (exept Sunday) Allplex GI-Parasite (Seegene) Version date: 11/08/2023 Accredited: