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Septicemia (Culture)

Test Code
1111

$30.00

About this Test

Identification of bacterial pathogens that cause septicemia by culture.

Specimen

Blood inoculated into blood culture media.
equine

Serum Amyloid A

Test Code
1644

$40.00

About this Test

Measurement of serum amyloid A (SAA) by automated analyzer. SAA is an acute phase protein that can increase rapidly with inflammation in horses.

Specimen

0.5 mL serum, lithium heparin plasma, or EDTA plasma
amphibian, avian, bovine, canine, caprine, cervid, equine, exotic, feline, ovine, porcine, reptile, rodent

Special Stain – Client Request

Test Code
1541

$15.00

About this Test

Special slide stain as requested by the client.

Specimen

fresh or fixed tissue
equine

Streptococcus equi (ELISA) [Referral]

Test Code
8061

$92.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Detection of antibodies to Streptococcus equi, the causative agent of strangles, by ELISA.

Specimen

2 mL serum
equine

Streptococcus equi Multiplex (rtPCR)

Test Code
1586

$55.00

About this Test

Detection and differentiation between Streptococcus equi, subsp. equi, the causative agent of strangles, and S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus by real time PCR.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- 1-3 mL guttural pouch washing
- 1-3 mL pharyngeal wash
- 1-3 mL nasal secretion
- naso-pharyngeal swab
- draining lymph node swab
- 1-2 g fresh lung/respiratory tissue
- bacterial isolate/culture
equine

Streptococcus equi Multiplex Real-Time PCR and Bacterial Identification Panel

Test Code
1589.W

$80.00

About this Test

This panel includes detection and differentiation between Streptococcus equi subsp. equi, the causative agent of strangles, and S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus by real-time PCR and identification of these bacterial pathogens by culture.

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- 1-3 mL guttural pouch washing
- 1-3 mL pharyngeal wash
- 1-3 mL nasal secretion
- nasopharyngeal swab
- draining lymph node swab
- 1-2 g fresh lung/respiratory tissue
bovine, canine, equine, feline

Strychnine (LC/MS)

Test Code
1568

$92.00

About this Test

Qualitative detection of strychnine using liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

Specimen
One or more of the following:
- 5 mL serum
- 5 mL urine
- 5 g GI content
- 5 g vomitus
- 5 g bait
bovine, Camelid, canine, caprine, equine, feline, ovine, porcine

T3 (ChL)

Test Code
1208

$17.00

About this Test

Measurement of thyroid hormone T3 (triiodothyronine) by chemiluminescence.

Specimen

0.5 mL serum
bovine, Camelid, canine, caprine, equine, feline, ovine, porcine

T4 (ChL)

Test Code
1209

$17.00

About this Test

Measurement of thyroid hormone T4 (thyroxine) by chemiluminescence.

Specimen

0.5 mL serum
equine

Taylorella equigenitalis (CF) [Referral]

Test Code
8062

$58.00

About this Test

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Detection of antibodies to Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), by complement fixation.

Specimen

2 mL serum

equine

Septicemia (Culture)

Serum Amyloid A

Special Stain – Client Request

Streptococcus equi (ELISA) [Referral]

Streptococcus equi Multiplex (rtPCR)

Streptococcus equi Multiplex Real-Time PCR and Bacterial Identification Panel

Strychnine (LC/MS)

T3 (ChL)

T4 (ChL)

Taylorella equigenitalis (CF) [Referral]

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