Service category:
Available Tests [1]
Service audience:
Description:
Code:
giems
Lab:
B
Days test started:
M-F
TAT:
2 d
Available for:
Food Animal
Companion Animal
Specimen Type/Volume
Skin crusts with embedded hair.Shipping Information
Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.Collection Protocol
Pluck with forceps or scrape with a scalpel blade and collect into a leakproof sterile container. Do NOT submit scalpel blade to lab. Refrigerate immediately.Additional Information
Testing for presence of Dermatophilus-like organisms. Negative Giemsa stain does not exclude Dermatophilus spp. infection and aerobic culture is still recommended.