Gastrointestinal controls for molecular diagnostic testing

This news was updated in April 2024

Testing for gastrointestinal (GI) infections can be difficult due to the range of viruses, bacteria, and parasites. ZeptoMetrix Gastrointestinal (GI) NATtrol products offer a safe and consistent solution to ensure the quality and accuracy of the results coming from your lab. As the most trusted brand in third-party molecular diagnostic QC, ZeptoMetrix is dedicated to ensuring accurate and reliable test results.

NATtrol controls are:

• Compatible across various molecular testing platforms and assays
• Available in different formats (single and multiple analytes)
• Full process controls used to monitor extraction and amplification steps
• Useful in evaluating lot-to-lot consistency of test kits and assay reagents
• Ideal for training and monitoring laboratory personnel

ZeptoMetrix manufactures an extensive range of quality controls and verification panels that are preferred by hospitals, clinics, and research organisations around the world for use in Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT), serological, and antigen-based assays. Products treated with ZeptoMetrix patented NATtrol process represent the industry-leading choices for NAT – the benchmark for external quality controls and verification materials for the diagnostic testing industry.

ZeptoMetrix NATtrol GI Controls and Panels

• Adenovirus
• Clostridium difficile
• Escherichia coli (E. coli)
• Norovirus
• Rotavirus
• Giardia lamblia
• Salmonella typhimurium
• And more!

NATtrol controls are:

• Convenient. Ready-to-use
• Economical. Refrigerated storage and shipping
• Innovative. Whole organisms designed to mimic a clinical specimen
• Efficient. Full process controls to monitor extraction, amplification and detection
• Safe. Inactivated, and non-infectious
• Versatile. Can be used across various molecular testing platforms and assays