Business PlanSpiro Stat Technologies, L.P.
Our laboratory provides testing services to health care practitioners, enabling them to better identify the presence of organisms within the phylum of bacteria called Spirochetes, and other pathogenic organisms commonly transferred through the bite of various insects. These other organisms are often referred to as Lyme related co-infections. Patients infected with spirochete organisms may exhibit manifestations of infection which can include arthritis, carditis, and neurologic deficits, along with an array of other differing symptoms.
Spiro Stat uses modern molecular diagnostic approaches that have been validated under stringent criteria. All laboratory testing is performed in association with a CAP accredited CLIA laboratory, Southwest Regional PCR.
Click here for a list of organisms in the Spiro Stat Lyme Panel.
Lyme disease (borreliosis) is just one of many challenging diseases caused by spirochetes for health care practitioners to indentify, diagnose, and treat.
Molecular Confirmation
The Spiro Stat Lyme panel utilizes the specificity of DNA by first selectively targeting parts of the genetic code that are specific to unwanted bacteria. These bacteria can be found in body fluids or a tissue sample.
These specific bacterial DNA parts are amplified and then sequencing. This allows Spiro Stat to not only detect the bacteria, but also determine the specific identity of the organisms causing the disease. This PCR and sequencing combination is collectively called Molecular Confirmation.
Lyme
Disease
Lyme disease may be one of the fastest growing epidemics in the world. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as quoted from NutraNews, “there is considerable underreporting of Lyme disease, maintaining that the actual infection rate may be 1.8 million, 10 times higher than the 180,000 cases currently reported.”
Pathogen Information
The following organisms can be detected and identified using the test panels offered by Spiro Stat Technologies.
Click here to read more information on each organism. See Services for pricing.
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum
- Borrelia afzelii
- Babesia microti
- Bartonella henselae
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Borrelia garinii
- Borrelia hermsii
- Borrelia lonestari
- Borrelia parkeri
- Borrelia valasiana
- Brachyspira aalborgi
- Bracyspira hyodysenteriae
- Coxiella burnetti
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis
- Ehrlichia ewingii
- Francisella tularensis
- Mycoplasma fermentans
- Rickettsia spp (9 species)
- Treponema carateum
- Treponema denticola
- Treponema pallidum
- Treponema pertenue
Test Kits
The results of the diagnostic test will include a separate lists of organisms tested for and detected, and organisms included in the panel and not detected.
The unique method involved in targeting the requested analytes has the potential to identify critical pathogens not listed on the Panel. No additional tests are being performed on the patient samples that have not been requested by an authorized person and no additional billing will be incurred if an abnormal result is found. It is the policy and ethical responsibility of Spiro Stat Technologies, L.P. to disclose all abnormal test results to the health care provider that could be considered critical and detrimental to the clinical care provided to the patient.
Spiro Stat Lyme Panel
See Services for more information on other panel options.
| ORGANISM NAME: | ASSOCIATED DISEASE: |
Leptospira (multiple species) |
Leptospirosis and many others |
Borrelia (multiple species) |
Lyme disease and Lyme like illnesses |
Treponema (multiple species) |
Syphilis and many other diseases |
Brachyspira (multiple species) |
Intestinal Spirochetosis |
Ehrlichia (multiple species) |
Many zoonotic diseases |
Bartonella (multiple species) |
Cat scratch disease |
Coxiella burnetti |
Q-fever |
Rickettsia (multiple species) |
Spotted Fever, Typhus, etc. |
Mycoplasma (multiple species) |
Respiratory disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. |
Anaplasma phagocytophila |
HGA |
Click here to see the Spiro Stat fungi Panel.