A highly sensitive and specific PCR panel used to evaluate for evidence of infection in cases suspected of having a vector-borne disease. Includes Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Bartonella henselae, Bartonella spp. (B. clarridgeiae, B. quintana, and B. vinsonii), recurrent fever Borrelia, Cytauxzoon felis, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Hepatozoon felis, Leishmania spp., Mycoplasma haemofelis, Cand. Mycoplasma haematominutum, Cand. Mycoplasma turicenis, Neorickettsia risticii, Rickettsia Spotted Fever Group (Rickettsia spp.), and Trypanosoma cruzi.
The panel also detects evidence of atovaquone antimicrobial resistance in cases of detected Cytauxzoon felis.
Interferences: Previous or current antibiotic usage may interfere with PCR test results.