The attention was very clear and fast. Jophy Mathew was very polite and kind with his service, 5 stars for him. The medical testes were quickly. I recommend this company a lot!
Fero Castro Ramírez28Pathogens
Results
72 Hours
Respiratory & Gastro Infections
Gastro Intestine Advanced
A comprehensive 28-target stool PCR panel spanning gastrointestinal viruses, bacteria and parasites: from norovirus and rotavirus to Salmonella, E. coli pathotypes, C. difficile, Giardia and Cryptosporidium.
★★★★★4.9 · trusted across the UAE
Package price
699
- Stool sample
- Home collection
- DHA-licensed lab
- Free home collection
- Physician-reviewed
- Same Day Collection
About the package
Inside the Gastro Intestine Advanced
Gastro Intestine Advanced in Dubai is the broadest stool screen we run: 28 targets by PCR from a single sample, across three groups. The viruses are norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, astrovirus and sapovirus. The bacteria include Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio species, Helicobacter pylori, Clostridium difficile toxin A/B, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and four further E. coli pathotypes. The parasites are Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and Entamoeba histolytica.
Breadth is the point when an illness will not resolve. Salmonella and Campylobacter are the usual bacterial causes of food-borne diarrhoea; enterotoxigenic E. coli is classic travellers' diarrhoea, and Shiga toxin-producing strains cause bloody diarrhoea that makes treatment choices delicate. Clostridium difficile belongs in the picture when diarrhoea follows antibiotics. Giardia, Cryptosporidium and Entamoeba histolytica explain weeks of bloating, urgency and weight loss that one microscopy slide can miss.
Everything runs from one stool sample, provided at home. Our team arranges the pot and its return when you book, anywhere in Dubai, seven days a week, at no cost; the pot has a spoon in its lid, and roughly a teaspoonful is plenty. Give the sample while symptoms are active if you can, keep urine and toilet water out, and store it sealed and cool until it reaches the laboratory. There is no fast and no diet to follow. Your physician-reviewed Smart Report arrives within 72 hours, grouped into viruses, bacteria and parasites.
Detecting genetic material shows an organism was present, not that it is driving your symptoms: Helicobacter pylori and Clostridium difficile are found in people with no active disease, so your doctor decides which detection fits your story. A sample given after antibiotics have begun can equally read negative.
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Is it for you
Who should consider this package?
- Severe diarrhoeaAnyone with persistent, severe or bloody diarrhoea
- Returning travellersReturning travellers with unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms
- Illness that lingersPeople whose acute stomach illness has not resolved
- The broadest gut screenAnyone needing the broadest single-sample gut infection screen
Why book with us
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Tests delivered
Trusted across the UAE since 2001.
Physician-reviewed
Every report read & annotated by a doctor.
Free home collection
A nurse draws your sample at home.
Confidential
Your data is encrypted and never shared.
What's tested in this package
28 Pathogens Tested
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- NIIINorovirus genogroup I & II
- RARVRotavirus A (RoV)
- AAVAdenovirus (AdV)
- AAVAstrovirus (AsV)
- SAPSapovirus genogroups I, II, IV & V (SaV)
- SALSalmonella spp
- HELHelicobacter pylori
- YERYersinia enterocolitica
- PCPathogenic Campylobacter spp
- PLEPlesiomonas shigelloides
- SHIShiga toxin-producing E. coli (Stx1/Stx2, O157:H7)
- VIBVibrio cholerae, parahaemolyticus & vulnificus
- CABClostridium difficile toxin A/B
- ECOE. coli Enteroaggregative (EAEC)
- ECOE. coli Enteropathogenic (EPEC)
- ECOE. coli Enteroinvasive (EIEC)
- ECOE. coli Enterotoxigenic (ETEC)
- CYCCyclospora cayetanensis
- CRYCryptosporidium spp
- ENTEntamoeba histolytica
- GIAGiardia lamblia
How it works
From booking to answers in a few days
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One sample, viruses to parasites
A single stool sample carries all three groups on the panel, so bacteria, viruses and parasites are searched for together instead of being sent as separate requests.
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Provided at home, nothing to attend
The pot and its return are arranged by our team when you book, anywhere in Dubai, seven days a week. Nobody has to attend a clinic, and there is no extra charge for the collection.
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Timing matters more than fasting
No fasting is involved. What helps is giving the sample while symptoms are active, and telling us if antibiotics have already started, since both affect how much material is there to find.
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Grouped results in 72 hours
Our EIAC-accredited laboratory (ISO 15189:2022, DHA licence 0046381) extracts and amplifies the sample, and within 72 hours your Smart Report lists each target under its group.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
28 targets from one stool sample, grouped as viruses, bacteria and parasites: norovirus and rotavirus through Salmonella, Campylobacter, the E. coli pathotypes, Vibrio, Helicobacter pylori and Clostridium difficile, to Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and Entamoeba histolytica.
It is the one built for it. Travel-related illness is where enterotoxigenic E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Giardia and Entamoeba histolytica all become plausible at once, and a panel that searches for them together saves the sequence of single tests that usually follows a trip abroad.
That is one of its uses: Clostridium difficile toxin A/B is on the panel, and antibiotic-associated diarrhoea is the classic setting for it. Because the organism can also be carried harmlessly, your doctor reads a detection against your symptoms and your recent prescriptions.
This panel looks for its genetic material in stool, which is a recognised non-invasive route to the question. Your doctor may still confirm with a breath test or endoscopy before treating, particularly if you have taken acid-suppressing medicine or antibiotics recently, since both can affect detection.
Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora and Entamoeba histolytica each have their own management, so the specific name matters. Your doctor decides on treatment and whether household members should be checked, and may ask for a repeat sample after treatment to see that it has cleared.
It happens, especially after travel or in a household sharing food and bathrooms. Multiple detections do not all carry equal weight: one is usually the driver, another may be carriage or the tail of an earlier infection. Your doctor works out which fits the timeline of your symptoms.
A clear panel makes these 28 targets an unlikely explanation, which is genuinely useful: it moves the conversation towards non-infectious causes such as irritable bowel syndrome, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease or a food intolerance. Your doctor chooses the next test from there.
AED 699 includes the sample pot and its return anywhere in Dubai, extraction and PCR across all three groups, physician review and your secure digital Smart Report, ready within 72 hours of the sample reaching us. There are no separate handling or call-out fees.
No. Eat and drink as your stomach allows, keep taking prescribed medicines, and provide the sample when you are able. Simply mention any antibiotic, antidiarrhoeal or recent contrast study when you book, so your doctor can read the result in context. Reach us via contact.
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Patient Stories
Care our patients remember
Fero Castro RamírezBest laboratory services . The staff is very good and professional. I received my reports on time. The quality manager followed my requested and noticed me at all stages.Faciliry is very nice and clean. Professional behaviour and central location is of top advantage. Ty hank you Intel team. I will continue to come again.
Saty BhanIt was a good experience. I got my results within time. Ms. Neesha is very good in taking the samples. She took my samples in one prick as I have very difficult veins. Thank you so much.
REKHA RAJESHThe laboratory is spacious and very well placed in the central Dubai, The test menu is easy to follow . The prices are good , staff is knowledgeable and courteous . The phlebotomy staff was skillful and we are happy we received up-to-date full reports on time as per the commitment. We can rely on the report accuracy as we can corelate to our medical conditions .
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