Polymerase chain reaction screening for DNA viruses in paraffin-embedded brains from dogs with necrotizing meningoencephalitis, necrotizing leukoencephalitis, and granulomatous meningoencephalitis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-559

  Schatzberg, Scott J ^a,b   Haley, Nicholas J ^a   Barr, Stephen C ^a   De Lahunta, Alexander ^a   Sharp, Nicholas J H ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

^b Animal Critical Care Group of Vancouver   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canine; Central nervous system; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DNA VIRUS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NECROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 23744495501     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[553:PCRSFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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