Canine Leptospira PCR – Blood: Leptospira interrogans serovars icterohaemorrhagiae, canicola, pomona, australis, bratislava, autumnalis, ballum and pyrogenes, L. kirschneri serovar grippotyphosa, L. interrogans/borgpetersenii serovar sejroe.
A highly sensitive and specific test used to evaluate patients suspected of having acute leptospirosis. Leptospira bacteremia is brief and 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.
Interferences: Previous or current antibiotic usage may interfere with PCR test results.