GI PCR (Feline)

Test Code: CT955
Results:: 3-5 days
Component: Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium difficile toxins A/B, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin, Cryptosporidium spp. and C. felis, feline parvovirus, Giardia spp., Salmonella spp., Tritrichomonas foetus
Specimen: Submit both: 0.5 grams feces in Antech provided fecal container; 1 Copan fecal swab
Test Description: Highly sensitive and specific panel used to evaluate for viral (feline panleukopenia (FPV)), bacterial (Campylobacter spp. (CAMP), Clostridium spp. (CLOS) and Salmonella spp. (SALM)), protozoal (Giardia spp. (GIAR), Tritrichomonas blagburni (TBL, previously T. foetus), and Cryptosporidium spp. (CRYPS)) causes for the gastrointestinal signs exhibited by the patient by PCR.