Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Infectious disease diagnostic assays.
- Journal:
- Topics in companion animal medicine
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Lappin, Michael R
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
Dogs and cats are commonly exposed to infectious disease agents. The following article is an update on the most common infectious disease assays used in small animal practice. In some situations, results of pathogen-specific molecular diagnostic assays can be used to assist the practicing veterinarian in the management of patients with infectious diseases. However, with some infectious disease agents, the assays are positive in healthy and ill animals and can be falsely negative and so the predictive values of the assays vary.
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