Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Use of slide scrape lysates for polymerase chain reaction confirmation of disseminatedinfection in a cat.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Burgess, Hilary J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Pathology · Canada
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Disseminated mycobacteriosis in a 3-year-old domestic medium-haired cat was diagnosed on lymph node cytology. Slide scrape lysates from the cytology submission were used to confirmby polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing and proved a simple technique that could be a valuable tool in veterinary diagnostics and research.
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