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Molecular Diagnostics

Canine Specific Specimen Requirement
*Samples for molecular diagnostics are best kept as cool as possible. They should be kept refrigerated or on ice, but not frozen.
Babesia canis/Babesia gibsoni/Babesia vogeli1ml EDTA Blood
Ehrlichia spp.1ml EDTA Blood
Anaplasma phagocytophilium
Anaplasma platys
1ml EDTA Blood
Tick Fever Panel (Babesia gibsoni, Babesia canis and Ehrlichia species)1ml EDTA Blood
Tick Fever Panel Extended
(Babesia gibsoni, Babesia canis, Ehrlichia species,
Anaplasma phagocytophilium and Anaplasma platys)
1ml EDTA Blood
Canine Gastrointestinal Panel
(Parasitic Keyscreen Panel +
Clostridium perfringens, Canine coronavirus,
Canine parvovirus 2, Salmonella spp.)
5g stool in sterile container
Canine Gastrointestinal Parasite Profile
(Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp.,Tritrichomonas foetus)
5g stool in sterile container
Canine Anaemia Panel (Full CBC, reticulocyte count, blood smear reviewed by pathologist, Babesia spp. (Babesia canis/Babesia gibsoni/Babesia vogeli)
Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp.
(Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys)
q-PCR,Coombs test.
2ml EDTA sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3ml for adequate cellularity of the sample)
Canine Anaemia Panel without CBC

(Please submit in-house CBC)
2ml EDTA sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3ml for adequate cellularity of the sample)
Canine Blood Donor Screening Panel (Babesia Canis, Babesia gibsoni, Babesia vogeli
Ehrlichia spp., Mycoplasma haemocanis, Anaplasma
phagocytophilum, Dirofilaria immitis, Rickettsia
(All species), Bartonella henselae, Brucella genus
(All Species), Leishmania infantum / L. donovani)
1 ml EDTA blood
Canine Neurology Panel
(B. Burgdorferi (Lyme,) Canine distemper virus
[CDV], C. Neoformans, N. caninum, Toxoplasma
gondii, Bacterial 16S ribosome PCR + cytology)
1ml CSF in EDTA
Canine Neurology PCR Panel - without cytology (B. Burgdorferi (Lyme,) Canine distemper virus
[CDV], C. Neoformans, N. caninum, Toxoplasma
gondii , Bacterial 16S ribosome PCR)
1 ml CSF in EDTA
Canine Respiratory Tract Infection Panel (Canine influenza virus H3N8, Canine distemper virus [CDV], Bordetella bronchiseptica, Streptococcus equi ssp zooepidemicus, Mycoplasma spp. and Pneumocystic jirovecii)1 ml transtracheal wash (TTW) or bronchiolar-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sterile plain tube, or swab in sterile, sealed vials with several
drops of sterile saline to keep moist
Ringworm PCR panel
Panel includes the PCR of below species:
1. Microsporum canis
2. Microsporum gyseum
3. Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Nail clippings or nail bed scrapings, plucked hair or hair brushed samples, skin scrapings, Fluid or swab from suspected fungal infection
Canine Coronavirus5g stool sample
Canine Parvovirus 25g stool sample
Leptospirosis1ml blood in EDTA or 5ml urine in sterile container
Bordetella bronchiseptica1 ml transtracheal wash (TTW) or
bronchiolar-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sterile
plain tube, or swab in sterile, sealed vials with
several drops of saline added.
Mycoplasma haemocanis1ml blood in EDTA
Canine Distemper Virus1 ml EDTA whole blood, serum, CSF, urine,
Transtracheal wash (TTW) or BAL Fluid. Conjunctival
or nasal swab in sterile container with several
drops of sterile saline to keep moist.
KeyScreen GI Parasite PCR (4 - 5 working days)5g stool in sterile container
Feline SpecificSpecimen Requirement *
Samples for molecular diagnostics are best kept as cool
as possible. They should be kept refrigerated or on ice
but not frozen
Feline Gastrointestinal Panel
Parasitic Keyscreen Panel + Salmonella spp.,
Clostridium perfringens,
Feline coronavirus [FeCoV] and Feline
panleukopenia virus
5g stool in sterile container
Feline Haemotropic Mycoplasma
(Mycoplasma haemofelis, Candidatus Mycoplasma
haemominutum and Candidatus Mycoplasma
turicensis)
1 ml EDTA whole blood
Feline Anaemia panel (Extended)
Full CBC, reticulocyte count, blood smear
reviewed by pathologist, Mycoplasma haemofelis,
Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum,
Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis q-PCR, FeLV
PCR, FIV PCR, Coombs test
2 ml EDTA Blood
Feline Anaemia panel without CBC
(Please submit in-house CBC)
2 ml EDTA Blood
Feline Blood Donor Screening Panel Mycoplasma haemofelis, Candidatus Mycoplasma
haemominutum, Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis,
Ehrlichia spp. , Anaplasma phagocytophilum,
FeLV, FIV, Bartonella Henselae)
2 ml EDTA Blood
Feline respiratory tract infection panel
(Mycoplasma spp., Chlamydia spp., feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus-1, Bordetella bronchiseptica, influenza type A)
1ml transtracheal wash (TTW) or Bronchiolar-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sterile plain tube or swabs in sterile, sealed vials with several drops of saline added.
Feline Neurology Panel (Cryptococcus neoformans, Feline coronavirus
[FeCoV], FeLV, FIV, Toxoplasma gondii and
Bacterial 16S ribosome PCR + cytology)
1 ml CSF in Sterile plain tube
Feline Neurology Panel - without Cytology (Crytococcus neoformans, Feline coronavirus [FeCoV], FIV, Toxoplasma gondii and Bacterial 16S ribosome PCR)1 ml CSF in Sterile plain tube
Feline Coronavirus1ml body fluids, 1 ml EDTA blood and 5g stool in sterile container
Feline Calicivirus1ml transtracheal wash (TTW) or bronchiolar-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sterile plain tube or swabs in sterile, sealed vials with several drops of saline added.
Feline Herpesvirus Type 11ml transtracheal wast (TTW) or bronchiolar-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in sterile plain tube or swabs in sterile, sealed vials with several drops of saline added.
Feline Panleukopenia Virus (Feline parvovirus)5g stool sample
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)1ml EDTA blood or bone marrow
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)1ml EDTA blood
FIP mRNA PCR
(Turnaround time: 10-14 working days)
1 ml fresh fluid (Body cavity, CSF, joint milk or urine)
in EDTA tube or
1 ml EDTA whole blood or
tissue samples in plain, non additive tube (+/- saline) or
unstained slides from aspirated tissue
(lymph node, liver or kidney)
Mycoplasma Haemofelis1 ml blood in EDTA
Chlamydia spp.Fecal or conjunctival swab in sterile, sealed vial with several drops of saline added.
Toxoplasma Gondii1ml CSF, BAL, effusion or tissue
Ringworm PCR panel
Panel includes the PCR of below species:
1. Microsporum canis
2. Microsporum gyseum
3. Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Nail clippings or nail bed scrapings, plucked hair or hair brushed samples, skin scrapings, Fluid or swab from suspected fungal infection
Additional PCRsSpecimen Requirement *
Samples for molecular diagnostics are best kept as cool as possible. They should be kept refrigerated or on ice, but not frozen.
Cryptosporidium spp.5g stool in sterile container
Giardia Intestinalis5g stool in sterile container
Tritrichomonas foetus5g stool in sterile container
Anaplasma phagocytophilium
1ml EDTA whole blood
Clostridium perfringens5g stool in sterile container
Salmonella spp.5g stool in sterile container
KeyScreen GI Parasite PCR (4 - 5 working days)5g stool in sterile container

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