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equine assay data sheet
Treponema pallidum
Test
code: B0010 -
Qualitative detection of
Treponema pallidum by PCR
Utilities:
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Help confirm the disease causing agent
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Shorten the time required to confirm a clinical
diagnosis of T. pallidum
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Help ensure that animal facilities are free of
T. pallidum
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Early prevention of spread of
T. pallidum
among a facility
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Minimize human exposure to
T. pallidum
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Safety monitoring of biological products that derive
from susceptible animals
Specimen requirements: 0.2 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) or ACD (yellow top)
tube, or 0.2 ml serum or CSF, or 0.2 ml fresh, frozen or fixed
tissue, or vaginal swab or culture.
Contact Zoologix if advice is needed to determine an appropriate specimen type for a specific diagnostic application. For specimen types not listed here, please contact Zoologix to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.
For all
specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during
very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship
with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are
specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain
frozen in transit. See shipping
instructions for more information.
Turnaround time:
2 business days
Methodology:
Qualitative
polymerase chain reaction
Normal range:
Nondetected
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