Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR details
What Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR shows
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a bacterium spread mainly by blacklegged ticks, the same ticks that carry Lyme disease, and it causes anaplasmosis, an illness with fever, headache and muscle aches. It infects white blood cells. This test uses real-time PCR to look for the bacterium's DNA in your blood, which works best early in the illness, ideally before antibiotics are started. A positive result indicates that the bacterium's DNA was found and supports an active infection. A negative result makes active infection less likely but does not fully rule it out, especially if the sample was taken later in the illness or after treatment, so it is read alongside symptoms and other tests.
Tests that include Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR
This test is designed to detect the bacteria responsible for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE), specifically Ehrlichia equi and Ehrlichia phagocytophilia. It's a highly accurate method that does not detect Ehrlichia chaffeensis, another type of bacteria. When someone shows symptoms that could be HGE, this test, along with other clinical evaluations, helps confirm the presence or absence of the disease. A negative result means the test didn't find HGE bacteria at levels we can measure, but it doesn't completely rule out the disease.
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR Looks for the genetic material of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-borne bacterium that causes anaplasmosis, in your blood to help confirm a recent infection.
This comprehensive test helps diagnose various tick-borne diseases, making it easier for doctors by eliminating the need to test for each disease separately. These diseases often share similar symptoms and are found in the same geographic areas, making this panel a crucial tool for accurate diagnosis.
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR Looks for the genetic material of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-borne bacterium that causes anaplasmosis, in your blood to help confirm a recent infection.
- Babesia microti DNA Real-Time PCR Looks for the genetic material of Babesia microti, a tick-borne parasite that infects red blood cells, in your blood to help confirm active babesiosis.
- Borrelia Miyamotoi DNA, Qualitative Real Time PCR A PCR test that looks for genetic material of Borrelia miyamotoi, a tick-borne bacterium, in your blood when recent tick-borne illness is suspected.
- Borrelia Species DNA, Qualitative Real Time PCR A PCR test that looks for genetic material of Borrelia bacteria, which cause Lyme disease and related tick-borne infections, in your blood.
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA, Real-Time PCR Looks for DNA of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a tick-borne bacterium, in blood using PCR, to help confirm ehrlichiosis early in an illness.
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