Canine Vector-borne Disease Serology with PCR, Accuplex
Test Code
AC960
Results:
2-4 days
Component
Accuplex™ detects Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) antigen, C6 antibodies produced following Borrelia burgdorferi infection ("Lyme"), antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. (including E. canis, E. ewingii, and E. chaffeensis) and antibodies to Anaplasma phagocytophilum. The canine Vector-borne Disease PCR panel includes: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Babesia spp. (including B. coco), Babesia canis subsp. canis, Babesia conradae, Babesia gibsoni, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella spp. (B. clarridgeiae, B. quintana, and B. vinsonii), Recurrent fever Borrelia, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Hepatozoon americanum, Hepatozoon canis, Leishmania spp., Mycoplasma haemocanis, Cand. Mycoplasma haematoparvum, Cand. Mycoplasma turicenis, Neorickettsia risticii, Rickettsia Spotted Fever Group (Rickettsia spp.), and Trypanosoma cruzi.
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top, white top or serum separator tube; 1.0 mL whole blood in lavender top tube
Test Description
Accuplex™ screens for canine vector-borne pathogens.
The canine Vector-borne Disease PCR panel is a highly sensitive and specific PCR panel used to evaluate for evidence of infection in cases suspected of having a vector-borne disease. The PCR panel also detects evidence of atovaquone antimicrobial resistance in cases of detected Babesia gibsoni.
Accuplex™ and all panels that include Accuplex™ are not intended to meet export testing requirements. Results may be returned before PCR results.