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GuidelineJournal of feline medicine and surgery2020

2020 AAFP Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management Guidelines.

Susan Little, Julie Levy, Katrin Hartmann, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Margaret Hosie, Glenn Olah, Kelly St Denis

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Guideline in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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103citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
22.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 232 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Susan LittleBytown Cat Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Julie LevyMaddie's Shelter Medicine Program, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Katrin HartmannClinic of Small Animal Medicine, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Regina Hofmann-LehmannClinical Laboratory, Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Margaret HosieMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.
Glenn OlahAlbuquerque Cat Clinic, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Kelly St DenisCharing Cross Cat Clinic, Brantford, ON, Canada.
Charing Cross Cat Clinic · CABytown Cat Hospital · CALudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GBUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical importanceFeline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infections are found in cats worldwide. Both infections are associated with a variety of clinical signs and can impact quality of life and longevity. SCOPE: This document is an update of the 2008 American Association of Feline Practitioners' feline retrovirus management guidelines and represents current knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of retrovirus infections in cats. TESTING AND

interpretationAlthough vaccines are available for FeLV in many countries and for FIV in some countries, identification of infected cats remains an important factor for preventing new infections. The retrovirus status of every cat at risk of infection should be known. Cats should be tested as soon as possible after they are acquired, following exposure to an infected cat or a cat of unknown infection status, prior to vaccination against FeLV or FIV, and whenever clinical illness occurs. It might not be possible to determine a cat's infection status based on testing at a single point in time; repeat testing using different methods could be required. Although FeLV and FIV infections can be associated with clinical disease, some infected cats, especially those infected with FIV, can live for many years with good quality of life. MANAGEMENT OF INFECTED CATS: There is a paucity of data evaluating treatments for infected cats, especially antiretroviral and immunomodulatory drugs. Management of infected cats is focused on effective preventive healthcare strategies, and prompt identification and treatment of illness, as well as limiting the spread of infection.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesRetroviridae InfectionsAnimalsCatsVeterinary Medicinediagnosticsfeline immunodeficiency virusFeline leukemia virusFeLVFIVPCRpolymerase chain reactionveterinary sciences

Identifiers

PMID31916872
PMCPMC11135720
OpenAlexW3000318107

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