Use of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay in the antemortem diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis in the central nervous system of cats and dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1507-1513

  Schatzberg, Scott J ^a   Haley, Nicholas J ^b   Barr, Stephen C ^b   deLahunta, Alexander ^b   Olby, Natasha ^c   Munana, Karen ^c   Sharp, Nicholas J H ^d  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Animal Critical Care Group of Vancouver   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HISTONE; PARAFFIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN TISSUE; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SAMPLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARDIZATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0346900736     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.1507     Document Type: Article

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