Code Test Description * Indicates send out test   T060 AST (SGOT)   Specimen 1 ml serum or heparinized plasma   Method Kinetic/Enzymatic   Schedule Daily   Indication Evaluation of hepatic and muscle disease.   Interpretive   Guidelines Increase in this enzyme indicates heptic cell damage (infection, inflammation, neoplasia, trauma, anoxia/hypoxia, hepatotoxic compounds), or muscle disease (inflammation, infection, necrosis, trauma, anoxia/hypoxia, neoplasia).   Comments Hemolysis may interfere with result. AST is a mitochondrial enzyme, therefore, an increase reflects more serious cell damage. AST is not as liver-specific as ALT; significant increases in both enzymes suggest the AST increase is of hepatic origin.   * S16070 Babesia Canis Titer   Specimen 1 ml serum or plasma   Method IFA   Schedule 5–7 working days   Indication Detection of occult (no visible parasitemia) Babesia canis infections.   Interpretive   Guidelines A positive titer indicates exposure to, and likely chronic infection with Babesia canis. Dogs may be seropositive with no clinical signs of illness.   * S16075 Babesia Gibsoni Titer (non export)   Specimen 1 ml serum or plasma   Method IFA   Schedule 7–10 working days   Indication Detection of occult (no visible parasitemia) Babesia gibsoni infections.   Interpretive   Guidelines A positive titer indicates exposure to, and likely chronic infection with Babesia gibsoni. Dogs may be seropositive with no clinical signs of illness.   Comments When exporting use test code * S16502.   T785 Baermann Fecal Formally called Ehrlichia platys   Specimen Feces   Method Bearmann   Schedule 2–7 working days   Indication Concentration technique used to collect certain parasites in larval stages or as ova; most often used to detect larvae of respiratory namatodes.   * S16001 Bartonella Culture (Cat Scratch Fever)   Specimen 2 ml LT, send cold   Method Culture   Schedule 4 weeks   Indication Investigate cats as carriers of Bartonella.   Interpretive   Guidelines A positive culture result confirms that the cat is infected with Bartonella. The organism is present in the blood in low numbers so false negative results may occur. Therefore, a negative culture does not exclude the cat as a carrier of Bartonella.   Comments Bartonella PCR testing and Bartonella serology are more sensitive tests for detecting carrier cats.   * S85889 Bartonella Henselae Titer (Feline only)   Specimen 1 ml serum   Method ELISA   Schedule 5–12 working days   Indication Investigate cats as carriers of Bartonella.   Comments Additional testing for Bartonella include PCR testing and culture. Please send comments to the webmaster. ©1997-2008 Antech Diagnostics, Inc. Site design and maintenance by amesDesign.