LABOKLIN Service ID: 8001
| Material | FCoV: faeces (a pooled faecal sample is recommended).
FIP: puncture fluid, CSF, EDTA blood, intraocular fluid, tissue (e.g. kidney or omentum) |
| Method | realtime PCR |
| Duration | 1 - 3 days |
| Remark | - Quantification can be ordered separately as a single service and can also be requested following a qualitative PCR. (test ID: 8282).
- Faeces: Detection of enteric FCoV for assessing the infection pressure in the group and to help decide on possible rehabilitation. A cat is considered free if PCR was negative in 3 tests at weekly intervals and each time pooled faecal samples from 3 days were examined.
- Puncture fluid: a high number of viruses detected in the abdominal and/or thoracic effusion strongly indicates FIP (always in conjunction with other diagnostic parameters such as protein electrophoresis, albumin/globulin ratio).
- EDTA blood: alternative sample material if there is no effusion (note: possibly lower sensitivity and viraemia phase with enteric FCoV)
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