Diagnosis of acute canine leptospirosis using multiple laboratory tests and characterization of the isolated strains

Abstract Background Dogs presenting with acute leptospirosis may present non-specific clinical and laboratory findings, and the definitive diagnosis may require additional confirmatory tests, including bacterial culture, for the direct or indirect identification of the pathogen. The present study de...

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Main Authors: Bruno Alonso Miotto, Barbara Furlan Tozzi, Manoela de Souza Penteado, Aline Gil Alves Guilloux, Luisa Zanolli Moreno, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, Andrea Micke Moreno, Walter Lilenbaum, Mitika Kuribayashi Hagiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
PCR
MAT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1547-4