SNAP Giardia test gives results in eight minutes
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. introduces the SNAP? ELISA test to screen dogs and cats for Giardia infection. This test, the first pet-side test to identify soluble Giardia antigen, provides veterinarians with an accurate diagnosis in eight minutes.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. introduces the SNAP ELISA test to screen dogs and cats for Giardia infection. This test, the first pet-side test to identify soluble Giardia antigen, provides veterinarians with an accurate diagnosis in eight minutes.Until now, a fecal float evaluation or a fecal smear provided the only options for screening Giardia in-house, and their accuracy is very low, says Dr. Leif Lorentzen of IDEXX. The new USDA-approved SNAP Giardia Test is proven to deliver 95 percent sensitivity/99.3 percent specificity compared to IFA and 96.2 percent sensitivity/100 percent specificity compared to reference laboratory ELISA tests.The new test will be available mid-month.
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