IDEXX Service List

Updated October 1, 2008

Sample submission instructions:

Include a completed test request form with each submission.
For serum and CSF specimens, one mL required unless otherwise noted.
Specimens received in syringes will not be tested.
PCR tests are performed under license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
If you need shipping and packaging information, call IDEXX for detailed instructions.

1-800-621-8378

ebi@idexx.com

IDEXX
1501 Bull Lea Rd/Suite 104
Lexington, Kentucky 40511

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Neurologic, streptococcal and R. equi disease consultation provided by field experts. Call for more information.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. View the holiday schedule.

IDEXX Services
	Specimen Type	Collection	Days Tested	TurnAround
Sarcocystis neurona (EPM)
Western Blot (WB)	Serum	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	24 hrs.
WB	CSF	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	24 hrs.
Profile 1: WB Serum and CSF	Serum and CSF	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	24 hrs.
PCR	CSF	Lavender top	Mon.–Fri.	72 hrs.
Profile II: WB and PCR, CSF	CSF	1 ea. red and lavender top	Mon.–Fri.	WB 24 hrs. PCR 72 hrs.
Profile III: WB Serum and CSF, and PCR, CSF	Serum and CSF	Serum: red top CSF: 1 ea. red and lavender top	Mon.–Fri.	WB 24 hrs. PCR 72 hrs.
CSF Analysis
Index: Albumin and IgG	Serum and CSF	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	72 hrs.
Cell Count w/Differential	CSF	Lavender or red top	Mon.–Fri.	Same day
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
AGID (Coggins)	Serum	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	24 hrs. except Fri.
cELISA	Serum	Red top	Mon.–Fri.	Same day
*Streptococcus equi*
ELISA	Serum	Red top	Tues./Thurs.	Same day
Real PCR™ w/culture backup	Nasal swab, wash or guttural pouch wash	Swab: transport media w/o charcoal Washes: Sterile container	Mon.–Fri.	PCR 48 hrs. Culture 48–72 hrs.
*Rhodococcus equi*
Real PCR™	Tracheal wash	Sterile tube	Mon.–Fri.	48 hrs.
*Salmonella*
Real PCR™ w/culture backup	Fecal sample or swab	Fecal sample: sterile container Swab: transport media w/o charcoal	Mon.–Fri.	PCR 24 hrs. Culture 72 hrs.
Equine Herpesvirus Types 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4)
Real PCR™	Nasal swabs and/or whole blood	Swab: Dacron swabs (preferably moistened with buffered saline) placed in a sterile tube Blood: lavender top	Mon.–Sat.	24 hrs.
West Nile Virus
IgM Capture ELISA	Serum	Red top	Wednesday	24 hrs.
Lyme Disease and Anaplasma phagocytophilum
ELISA	Serum, plasma or whole blood	Red or lavender top	Mon.–Sat.	Same day
Neurologic Panel (EPM Western Blot, EHV-1 Real PCR™ and WNV IgM ELISA)
Panel	See individual test requirements	See individual test requirements	Test dependent	Test dependent

2008 Holiday Schedule
Tuesday	January 1, 2008	New Year's Day
Monday	May 26, 2008	Memorial Day
Friday	July 4, 2008	Independence Day
Monday	September 1, 2008	Labor Day
Thursday	November 27, 2008	Thanksgiving Day
Thursday	December 25, 2008	Christmas Day

Payment Terms: For pricing contact IDEXX
United States:	Submit payment with initial specimen submission in order to establish an account. Subsequently, the account can be billed at the end of each month (due upon receipt).
International:	Submit payment payable in U.S. funds via a U.S. bank.

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