dog and cat assay data sheet

Feline diarrhea PCR panel

Test code: P0028 - Qualitative detection and differentiation of the following feline diarrheagenic pathogens using PCR protocols:

• Feline enteric coronavirus
• Feline panleukopenia virus
• Campylobacter screen
• Clostridium
• Cryptosporidium screen
• Giardia screen
• Salmonella screen
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Tritrichomonas

Vets frequently see diarrhea in cats that could be caused by a number of different viral, bacterial or protozoal agents. Treatment and quarantine protocols differ among these pathogens, and can be costly and stressful for animals and owners.

The Zoologix feline diarrhea test panel is a powerful, cost-effective diagnostic tool for use in these cases. Zoologix performs this panel using highly specific and sensitive PCR test protocols to enable rapid, accurate diagnosis.

All nine assays are run from a diarrhea sample or rectal swab, eliminating multiple sampling requirements.

Utilities:

• Help confirm the pathogen causing diarrhea in cats
• Selection of appropriate treatment regimen
• Shorten the time required to confirm a clinical diagnosis
• Help ensure that cat groups are free of listed diarrheagenic pathogens
• Early prevention of spread of listed pathogens
• Minimize human exposure to listed pathogens
• Safety monitoring of biological products that derive from susceptible animals

Preferred specimen: 0.5 ml diarrhea, or 2 standard swabs with tips well-coated with diarrhea, or 2 rectal swabs from a cat with active diarrhea.

Less preferred specimen:  0.5 ml normal feces.  Normal (non-diarrrhea) feces can be tested, but it is less likely to contain detectable pathogens that a cat may be carrying.

Contact Zoologix if advice is needed to determine an appropriate specimen type for a specific diagnostic application. For specimen types not listed here, please contact Zoologix 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: 3 business days

Methodology: Qualitative real time PCR and qualitative reverse transcription coupled real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected