Cerebrospinal fluid PCR and antibody concentrations against Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in dogs with neurological signs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 669-672

  Jaderlund K H ^a,b   Bergstrom K ^c   Egenvall, A ^a   Hedhammar, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Borreliosis; Granulocytic anaplasmosis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LYME DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 67449086621     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0313.x     Document Type: Article

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