Eurofins Biomnis code

PSIT

Synonyms

• chlamydia psittaci
• Ornithosis
• Psittacosis

Specialty

Infectious

Clinical significance

Responsible for anthropozoonosis of variable clinical expression. Psittacosis, transmitted by psittacidae, is a severe infection inducing a malignant septicaemic infectious syndrome. Ornithosis, transmitted by pigeons and possibly other birds or domestic mammals, is a generally benign atypical pneumopathy. This is basically a serological diagnostic, by demonstration of a seroconversion or observation of an initially high rated level of IgG.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum (do not use 10 mL tube)
•   Reftrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Indirect immunofluorescence

Turnaround time

5 days