Variability in results of the microscopic agglutination test in dogs with clinical leptospirosis and dogs vaccinated against leptospirosis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 426-432

  Miller, M D ^a   Annis, K M ^a   Lappin, M R ^a   Lunn, K F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antibody; Diagnosis; Laboratory; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79955523832     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.0704.x     Document Type: Article

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