Echinococcus multilocularis/granulosus - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8724

Material

faeces, tissue

Method

realtime PCR

Duration

1 - 3 days

Remark

PCR can detect infections with E. granulosus and E. multilocularis, while microscopy after enrichment often only allows for the detection of non-differentiable Taenia eggs.