Rhodococcus equi Foal Pneumonia: Failure of Serologic Tests to Accurately Detect Disease
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Serologic assays, whether conducted on single samples or multiple samples to assess seroconversion, do not provide reliable information on which to formulate, substantiate, or eliminate a diagnosis of Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia. Authors’ addresses: College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 (Martens, Cohen, Chaffin); Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034, Japan (Takai); Veterinary Dynamics, Inc., Templeton, CA 93465 (Doherty); Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, College Station, TX 77843 (Angulo); and Heart of Texas Equine Clinic, Waco, TX 76705 (Edwards). © 2002 AAEP.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002