FecalSwab cleared for use on QIAstat-Dx GI panels
December 2025—The Food and Drug Administration has granted expanded clearance for use of the FecalSwab sample type across all Qiagen QIAstat-Dx gastrointestinal panels, enabling full pathogen detection, including of Shiga toxin–producing E. coli and enteropathogenic E. coli. STEC and EPEC can now be reported when testing by FecalSwab collected from stool samples with the QIAstat-Dx Gastrointestinal Panel 2, including detection of clinically relevant STEC subtypes such as stx2f. STEC can now also be reported for the QIAstat-Dx GI Panel 2 Mini B and QIAstat-Dx GI Panel 2 Mini B&V.