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Salmonella RT-PCR

Salmonella RT-PCR looks for the DNA of Salmonella bacteria in faeces or a swab. It can help your vet check whether Salmonella may be behind diarrhoea or fever in dogs, cats, cows and buffaloes. Salmonella can also infect people.

Sample: Faeces or swab
Quantity: As advised
Report: Confirmed when you book
Collection: Free in Bhopal

What this test checks

Salmonella DNA in a faeces sample or a swab chosen by your vet
Whether Salmonella may be present in a sick animal, or in one carrying it without signs

When your vet may advise it

Diarrhoea with blood or mucus, especially with fever or dullness
Several animals in a herd, kennel or home fall ill with diarrhoea at about the same time
A cow or buffalo with diarrhoea, fever and a sudden drop in milk
Checking animals that may carry Salmonella without signs, when your vet advises it

About this test

Salmonella are bacteria that can infect the gut. They may cause diarrhoea, sometimes with blood or mucus, fever, dullness and poor appetite. In cows and buffaloes they can cause a drop in milk and, with some types, abortion. Some animals carry Salmonella and pass it in their faeces without looking ill. PCR detects Salmonella DNA in faeces or on a swab. It does not show which medicines would work, so your vet may also ask for a culture and sensitivity test. Bacteria may be passed off and on, so a negative result does not always rule infection out. A registered veterinarian interprets the result with the signs and history.

How to prepare

Collect fresh faeces into a clean, closed container, or let your vet take a swab. Wear gloves and wash your hands well afterwards. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.

Questions about Salmonella RT-PCR

Can Salmonella pass from animals to people?

Yes, Salmonella can pass from animals to people and cause stomach upset, diarrhoea and fever. Wash your hands after touching animals, their bowls, bedding or samples, wear gloves when cleaning up faeces and see a doctor if you feel unwell. Young children and older people need extra care.

Why might my vet ask for a culture as well as Salmonella PCR?

Because PCR finds the bacteria's DNA but does not grow the bacteria. A culture grows them in the lab, and a sensitivity test then shows which medicines may work. Your vet decides whether both tests are needed for your animal.

Before you book this test

Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.

Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.

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