DWR Diagnostics Laboratory

Microbiology and Faecal Analysis

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Microbiology

Test name	Test details	Sample requirement	Test code	Turnaround time
Culture & sensitivity of wound, abscess or ulcer	Aerobic and anaerobic culture and sensitivity. Includes extended sensitivities of resistant organisms.	Charcoal swab	CS	3 days
Culture and sensitivity of fluid or pus	Using Robertson’ Enrichment process to maximise recovery. Includes extended sensitivities of resistant organisms.	Fluid in plain sterile container	FLCU	3-5 days
Ear swab culture and sensitivity	Aerobic, anaerobic and yeast culture with appropriate sensitivity tests	Charcoal or E swab	EAR1	3-5 days
Ear swab culture and sensitivity	Additional site- please advise if sites to be pooled for 1 fee	Charcoal or E swab	EAX2	3-5 days
Ear culture and cytology	Culture and sensitivity plus ear cytology	Charcoal or E swab + slides	EYCC	3-5 days
Eye Culture	Bacterial and yeast/fungal culture with appropriate topical sensitivities	Charcoal or E swab	EYCU	3-5 days
Eye (second) culture	Additional site- please advise if sites to be pooled for 1 fee	Charcoal or E swab	EYX2	3-5 days
Eye culture and cytology	Culture and sensitivity plus corneal or conjunctival cytology	Charcoal or E swab + slides	EYCC	3-5 days for culture
Nasal culture	Bacterial and fungal culture including Cryptococcus and Aspergillus. Sensitivities performed on bacteria isolates	Charcoal swab or nasal discharge in sterile container or plaque/tissue in dry pot with a few drops of saline	NAC	3 days
Bacterial culture of tissue samples/ implants	Culture including enrichment culture of tissue or surgical implants, IV catheters etc. using glass bead enrichment process to maximise recovery. Includes extended sensitivities of resistant organisms.	Tissue/implant/catheter in dry sterile container with a few drops of saline	TISS	5 days
Blood culture	Culture and sensitivity of blood in blood-grow transport medium. Additional blood culture	2–5 ml blood in blood culture system bottle (contact lab)	BLCU BCX2	5 days

Faecal Analysis

Test name	Test details	Sample requirement	Test code	Turnaround time
Faecal parasitology	Sensitive centrifugation/sedimentation technique for detection of protozoa, oocysts/ova and larvae including lung worm	Faeces	FAEP	Next day
Faecal parasitology	Parasitology with additional Ziehl-Neelsen stain for Cryptosporidium (useful in young animals)	Faeces	FPZN	2-4 days
Salmonella & Campylobacter	Salmonella and Campylobacter using selective media	Faeces	FSC	2–4 days
Routine faecal analysis	Parasitology as above and culture for Salmonella and Campylobacter	Faeces	FA	2–4 days (Campy 5–7)
Routine faecal analysis	Additional ZN stain for Cryptosporidium	Faeces	FAZN	2–4 days (Campy 5–7)
Tritrichomonas PCR	PCR test for detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in feline faeces	Faeces	TRIP	Up to 7 days
Parvovirus antigen	Test for parvovirus antigen in faeces	Faeces or plain swab	PARS	Same day
Parvovirus PCR	PCR for parvovirus in faeces	Faeces	PARP	4 days
Giardia antigen	Giardia antigen test	Faeces	GIAA	Same day
Faecal occult blood	Detection of GI bleeding. NB: Meat-free diet for 3 days prior to sample collection (white fish can be fed).	Faeces	FOC	Same day
Canine diarrhoea PCR panel	Canine Coronavirus, Canine Parvovirus, Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia spp.	Faeces	CDPP	Up to 4 days
Feline diarrhoea PCR panel	Feline Coronavirus, Feline Panleucopaenia virus, Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia spp and Tritrichomonas foetus.	Faeces	FDPP	Up to 4 days

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