Telluric amoebae genus Acanthamoeba - PCR Referred Test

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Eurofins Biomnis code

AMIBM

Specialty

Infectious

Clinical significance

Parasitic keratitis is mainly due to the Acanthamoeba genus. They occur in 90% of cases in contact lens wearers (90%) or after corneal trauma (10%).

Preanalytics
  • Corneal scrapings, contact lens case preservation liquid, contact lens care liquid collected in a sterile bottle
  •   Refrigerated
  • A tube specifically for this analysis : No
Further information

Enclose the specific request form B18 : Bacteriology-Parasitology-Mycology
Conditions for sending to the laboratory: Room temperature (between 15 and 25°C) < 24 hours, above between 2 and 8°C < 72 hours

Specific equipment available
  • S14: Special mycobacteria transport bags are to be used
Documents to download
Methodology

Real-time PCR

Turnaround time

1 week

Testing Laboratory

Refered Test

Contact(s)
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Caption

Referred TestThe pre-analytical conditions and prices are defined on the basis of the requirements of the performing laboratory.