Samples with high virus load cause a trend toward lower signal in feline coronavirus antibody tests

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-299

  Meli, Marina L ^a   Burr, Paul ^b   Decaro, Nicola ^c   Graham, Elizabeth ^d   Jarrett, Oswald ^d   Lutz, Hans ^a   McDonald, Michael ^d   Addie, Diane D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BIOBEST LABORATORIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; CATS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CORONAVIRUS, FELINE; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84875339614     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X12467995     Document Type: Article

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