title: Can the Luminex xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel really save money?
authors.affiliation: South of Tyne and Wear Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6SX, UK; Microbiology Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, UK. Electronic address: Giuseppe.Bignardi@chsft.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Giuseppe Enrico
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bignardi
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, UK.
authors.forename: Cristopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Settle
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000191:economics*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000191:economics; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic