Prevalence of DNA of Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum,' Ananplasma phagocytophilum, and species of Bartonella, Neorickettsia, and Ehrlichia in cats used as blood donors in the United States

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 700-705

  Hackett, Timothy B ^a   Jensen, Wayne A ^b   Lehman, Tracy L ^a,c   Hohenhaus, Anne E ^d   Crawford, P Cynda ^e   Giger, Urs ^f   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Angell Memorial Animal Hospital   (United States)

^d ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; EDETIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLA; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; DNA EXTRACTION; EHRLICHIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLEA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NEORICKETTSIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BLOOD DONORS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLEAS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; NEORICKETTSIA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; EHRLICHIA; FELIDAE; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS; NEORICKETTSIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33748554039     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.5.700     Document Type: Article

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