Preliminary evaluation of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosis of feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 725-729

  Ammersbach, Mélanie ^a   Little, Susan ^b   Bienzle, Dorothee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Bytown Cat Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LENTIVIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 84880647121     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X13475465     Document Type: Article

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