Diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis: Update on evidence supporting available tests

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 228-243

  Tasker, Séverine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FELINE CORONAVIRUS; GILBERT DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VIRUS REPLICATION; ANIMAL; CAT; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CORONAVIRUS, FELINE; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; VIROLOGY;

EID: 85042624175     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X18758592     Document Type: Review

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