Antech-funded study: PCR fecal panel found parasites in twice as many samples

When the comparison was limited to the same six parasite groups, KeyScreen returned 1.6 times as many positives as the Fecal Dx antigen profile.

The PCR panel also reported whether Giardia belonged to potentially zoonotic assemblages and identified Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms to species. The Fecal Dx profile did not report Giardia assemblages.

Splenic nodule cytology matched histopathology in only about 55-67% of dogs

A small JAVMA study of dogs with focal splenic lesions found that aspirates often disagree with tissue results. Histopathology is still the gold standard.