dog and cat assay data sheet

Rickettsia

Test code: B0056 - Ultrasensitive screen for Rickettsia species by real time polymerase chain reaction. This assay detects but does not differentiate most common Rickettsia species, including the organism that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii).

B0056 is included on P0025 - tickborne disease panel

Utilities:

• Confirm the disease causing agent
• Shorten the time required to confirm a clinical diagnosis of Rickettsia infection
• Ensure that dog populations are free of Rickettsia
• Early prevention of the spread of Rickettsia in dog facilities
• Minimize human exposure to Rickettsia
• Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from susceptible animals

Specimen requirement: 0.5 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) or ACD (yellow top) tube.

For specimen types other than those listed here, please call to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.

For all specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit. See shipping instructions for more information.

Turnaround time: 2 business days

Methodology: Qualitative real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected