inforMED
MalfunctionPCH

BIOFIRE TORCH GI PANEL

Received Feb 28, 2025 · Event occurred Jan 15, 2025

Report MW5167056 · MDR key 21492546

Device

Generic name

Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Multiplex Nucleic Acid-based Assay System

Model number

GI PANEL V2.1

Catalog number

RFIT-ASSY-0116

Lot number

3HP324

Patient

29 YR · Female

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Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE STOOL SAMPLE WAS DETECTED FOR NOROVIRUS AND ROTAVIRUS ON BIOFIRE GI PANEL, BUT ONLY NOROVIRUS IS CONFIRMED ON XPERT NOROVIRUS PCR, AND ROTAVIRUS WAS NOT DETECTED ON VERIGENE ENTERIC PANEL. A 29 Y/O FEMALE WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITED AND BOWEL MVT>10 TIMES PAST 6 HRS. PT IS TRAVELING TO (B)(6) ON BUSINESS. SHE WAS LAST AT HER GRANDMOTHER'S SNF(SKILLED NURSING FACILITY) ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO AND KNOWS THAT THAT FACILITY IS DEALING WITH AN OUTBREAK OF STOMACH F/U.