Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Comparison of simultaneous splenic sample PCR with blood sample PCR for diagnosis and treatment of experimental Ehrlichia canis infection.
- Journal:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Harrus, Shimon et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
This report presents evidence that dogs recover from acute canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) after 16 days of doxycycline treatment (10 mg/kg of body weight every 24 h). Blood PCR was as valuable as splenic aspirate PCR for early diagnosis of acute CME. Splenic aspirate PCR was, however, superior to blood PCR for the evaluation of ehrlichial elimination.
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