Troglostrongylus brevior - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8828

Material

faeces, bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal lavage, lung tissue

Method

PCR

Species list

cat

Duration

1 - 3 days

Remark

  • False negative results cannot be excluded due to prepatency, intermittent shedding and limited sensitivity of the test methods. Tests should therefore be repeated if there is a clinical suspicion.
  • It is difficult to differentiate the L1 larvae microscopically from the L1 larvae of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.
  • PCR detection of Troglostrongylus brevior is included in the Lungworm Profile Cat (see PCR Profiles Small Animals).