Galaxy Diagnostics offers the most sensitive test for the detection of active Bartonella infection. Our EnrichmentPCRTM test platform combines a patented enrichment culture with state-of-the-art molecular detection to significantly increase the odds of detecting the presence of Bartonella species bacteria in a given patient sample.
Bartonella is a hard-to-detect, vector-borne bacteria linked to both acute and chronic illnesses in dogs and cats. Transmission is thought to occur by way of animal bites and scratches and from contact with biting insects, including fleas, ticks, and sand flies.
Cats are well adapted to one species of Bartonella and can harbor these bacteria at high levels of infection. Bartonella species bacteria have been found in animals around the world and are known to cause persistent infections in a number of domestic and wild animals, including dogs and cats, where these organisms usually cause a long-lasting intracellular infection of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and potentially vascular endothelial cells.
By combining enrichment culture with a highly sensitive PCR, infections with one or more Bartonella spp. can be detected in blood and other biological samples from immunocompetent animals, including cats, dogs, dolphins, and horses. Our novel EnrichmentPCRTM test represents an important advance in Bartonella detection, particularly in patients with healthy immune systems.
Our EnrichmentPCRTM test provides the detection of Bartonella species DNA missed by standard PCR detection methods. The test includes pre- and post-culture PCR results and DNA sequencing verification for all positive results to confirm the exact species of infection. A variety of samples are accepted for testing. Please see the links to the right for more information.
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