ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We acknowledge the assistance and support of Gillian Currie, Daniel Gregson, Brent Hagel, and Susan Samuel in study design.Financial support for the conduct of the study was provided by the Alberta Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Innovation Award. Stephen B. Freedman is also supported by the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Professorship in Child Health and Wellness. A BioFire FilmArray gastrointestinal panel device was initially provided free of charge by bioMérieux. During the study period, a device was purchased for research purposes by the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute. All study test kits were purchased for usage. All other tests were part of clinical care and were included in the services provided to Alberta residents as part of the provincial health insurance plan. None of the funders (including bioMérieux) had any input into the design or conduct of the trial; the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.