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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2010

Comparison of polymerase chain reaction tests for diagnosis of feline herpesvirus, Chlamydophila felis, and Mycoplasma spp. infection in cats with ocular disease in Canada.

Lynne S Sandmeyer, Cheryl L Waldner, Bianca S Bauer, Xin Wen, Dorothee Bienzle

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lynne S SandmeyerDepartments of Small Animal, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. lss114@mail.usask.ca
Cheryl L Waldner
Bianca S Bauer
Xin Wen
Dorothee Bienzle
University of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assessed the value of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for making a diagnosis of feline herpesvirus (FHV-1) infection, and for differentiating this from Chlamydophila felis and Mycoplasma spp. infection in a clinical setting in Canada. We compared the frequency of positive FHV-1 PCR test results from 48 clinical cases of ocular disease in cats suspected to be due to FHV-1 between 1 research and 2 commercial laboratories in Canada. We also compared PCR results for Chlamydophila felis and Mycoplasma spp. between the 2 commercial laboratories. The prevalence of FHV-1 infection in the cats ranged from 4% to 21%. The prevalence of Chlamydophila felis was 2% and 17% and the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. was 11% and 27%. Agreement between FHV-1 culture and PCR results at the research laboratory was substantial (kappa = 0.76). There was slight agreement (kappa < 0.20) between the 3 laboratories for FHV-1 PCR and between the 2 commercial laboratories for both Chlamydophila felis (kappa = 0.2) and Mycoplasma spp. (kappa = 0.07) PCR.

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AnimalsCanadaCat DiseasesCatsChlamydophilaChlamydophila InfectionsDiagnosis, DifferentialEye InfectionsFemaleHerpesviridaeHerpesviridae InfectionsMaleMycoplasmaMycoplasma InfectionsPolymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID20808575
PMCPMC2871361
OpenAlexW37735841

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