Article
Detection of feline coronavirus spike gene mutations as a tool to diagnose feline infectious peritonitis.
Journal of feline medicine and surgery - 1 Apr 2017
Felten Sandra, Weider Karola, Doenges Stephanie, Gruendl Stefanie, Matiasek Kaspar, Hermanns Walter, Mueller Elisabeth, Matiasek Lara, Fischer Andrea, Weber Karin, Hirschberger Johannes, Wess Gerhard, Hartmann Katrin
Abstract excerpt
Objectives Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is an important cause of death in the cat population worldwide. The ante-mortem diagnosis of FIP in clinical cases is still challenging. In cats without effusion, a definitive diagnosis can only be achieved post mortem or with invasive methods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a combined reverse transcriptase nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-nPCR)...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Case-Control Studies
- Cats
- Coronavirus, Feline
- Feline Infectious Peritonitis
- Female
- Male
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
