Canine Leptospira PCR on blood, Canine Leptospira PCR on urine
Specimen
0.5 mL whole blood in lavender top, blue top, or green top tube; 2.0 mL urine in urine transport tube
Test Description
A highly sensitive and specific test used to evaluate patients suspected of having leptospirosis. Leptospira bacteremia is followed by bacteriuria. In cases where a patient has been ill anywhere from five days to two weeks, submission of blood and urine PCR will increase diagnostic sensitivity.