An immunohistochemical and polymerase chain reaction evaluation of feline plasmacytic pododermatitis

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-83

  Bettenay, S V ^a   Lappin, M R ^b   Mueller, Ralf S ^c  

^a Tierdermatologie Oberhaching ^*  (Germany)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaplasma; Anti BCG; Bartonella; Ehrlichia; Feline; Feline herpesvirus 1; Mycoplasma; PCR; Plasmacytic pododermatitis; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HERPES VIRUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, VIRAL; FOOT DERMATOSES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA;

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA FELIS; EHRLICHIA; FELID HERPESVIRUS 1; FELIDAE; FUNGI; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33846064672     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.44-1-80     Document Type: Article

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