Trichinosis - confirmation serology - serum
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TRIWB
Synonyms
- Trichinosis
- Anti-Trichinella spiralis antibodies - confirmation serology
Clinic significance
Promiscuous zoonosis due to infection with Trichinella spiralis. Diagnosis is informed by the subject's eating habits (consumption of horse meat, pork, wild boar or seal meat) and whether or not any other members of the family are affected. Infection causes fever, facial edema, myalgia and eosinophilia. Diagnosis should be confirmed by serological analysis.
Prenalytics
- 1 mL
- serum (do not use 10 mL tube)
- Refrigerated
Methodology
Western-Blot
Turnaround time
1 week
Pathologist(s) in charge
Biomnis Lyon
Specialty
Infectious
Contact(s)
Dr Alexia BARBRY
Dr Anne OVIZE
Dr Anne OVIZE
Phone(s)
+334 72 80 23 18
+334 72 80 73 05
+334 72 80 73 05