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Sucrose wet mount

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Bovine [3]
Canine [4]
Caprine [5]
Equine [6]
Feline [7]
Ovine [8]
Porcine [9]
Description: 

Code:

sucwt

Lab:

P

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

1-2 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Feces, intestine looking for Cryptosporidia sp.

Shipping Information

Collection Protocol

Collect feces in a screwtop containers. Keep feces, refrigerated, do not freeze as this will significantly reduce the sensitivity of the sucrose wet mount. Alternatively, the Cryptosporidium species PCR (test code: crypto) may be run on previously frozen feces for an increased fee.

Additional Information

Source URL: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/sucrose-wet-mount

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests
[2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/avian
[3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/bovine
[4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/canine
[5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine
[6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine
[7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/feline
[8] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine
[9] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine