KeyScreen™ GI Parasite PCR Panel
Test Code
T991
Results:
1-2 days.
Specimen
0.3 grams of fresh feces in ANTECH™ provided fecal container (minimum of 0.15 grams).
Test Description
Detects the following parasites by PCR: Ancylostoma spp. (if positive evaluated for Benzimidazole resistance by PCR), Uncinaria stenocephala , Toxocara/Toxascaris spp. (if Toxocara spp. positive further speciated into T. canis , T. cati , T. leonina ), Baylisascaris procyonis , Trichuris vulpis , Dipylidium caninum , Echinococcus granulosus , Echinococcus multilocularis , Taenia spp., Giardia duodenalis , Giardia Zoonotic (if positive evaluated for potentially Zoonotic strains A and B), Cystoisospora spp., Eimeria spp., Cryptosporidium canis , Cryptosporidium felis , Toxoplasma gondii (feline specific), Neospora caninum , Tritrichomonas blagburni (feline specific). Ancylostoma caninum Uncinaria stenocephala Ancylostoma Benzimidazole resistanceToxocara spp.Toxocara canis Toxocara cati Toxascaris leonina Baylisascaris procyonis Trichuris vulpis Dipylidium caninum Echinococcus granulosus Echinococcus multilocularis Taenia spp.Giardia duodenalis Giardia Zoonotic (strain A or B)Cystoisospora spp.Eimeria spp.Cryptosporidium canis Cryptosporidium felis Toxoplasma gondii (feline specific)Neospora caninum Tritrichomonas blagburni (feline specific)Toxocara spp. will be identified at the species level as T. cati , T. canis , and T. leonina . Ancylostoma caninum will be evaluated for Benzimidazole resistance, and Giardia evaluated for the potentially Zoonotic strains A or B.