Antemortem diagnosis of CDV infection by RT-PCR in distemper dogs with neurological deficits without the typical clinical presentation

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 679-687

  Amude, A M ^a   Alfieri, A A ^a   Alfieri, A F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Distemper; Dogs; Neurological signs; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG DISEASE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL LINE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; DOGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33745938738     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3308-2     Document Type: Article

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