GI PCR Panel (Feline)

Test Code: T955
Results:: 2-4 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: 0.5 grams of feces and 1 copan fecal swab
Test Description: Highly sensitive and specific panel used to evaluate for viral (feline panleukopenia), bacterial (Campylobacter spp., Clostridium spp. toxins, and Salmonella spp.) and protozoal (Giardia spp., Tritrichomonas blagburni (previously T. foetus) and Cryptosporidium spp.) causes for the gastrointestinal signs exhibited by the patient by PCR.