Leishmania - PCR (quantitative)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8234

Material

EDTA blood or bone marrow

Method

realtime PCR

Species list

dog

Duration

1 - 3 days

Remark

  • Quantitative PCR in dogs has a high predictive value and is recommended in combination with serology, especially if titres are low or questionable.
  • Quantitative PCR is also suitable for monitoring the course of infection and the treatment (mostly if titres are high); as such, the same sample material needs to be used and tested by the same laboratory to ensure that the results are comparable.
  • PCR sensitivity is much higher in bone marrow than in EDTA blood.