Diagnostic equine serology

This article is presented with two main goals: (1) to provide equine clinicians with a resource for identifying types of serum tests available and (2) to outline briefly the necessary sample type, assay principle, and relative strengths and weakness of the various methods. Specific etiologies are pr...

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Published inThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 311
Main Authors Zimmerman, Kurt L, Crisman, Mark V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2008
Subjects
Animals
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - instrumentation
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - standards
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - veterinary
Diagnosis, Differential
Horse Diseases - blood
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horses
Serologic Tests - methods
Serologic Tests - standards
Serologic Tests - veterinary
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Summary:This article is presented with two main goals: (1) to provide equine clinicians with a resource for identifying types of serum tests available and (2) to outline briefly the necessary sample type, assay principle, and relative strengths and weakness of the various methods. Specific etiologies are presented and grouped by clinical diagnosis categories, along with brief comments concerning each disorder and its relevant diagnostic assays. This organization provides an abstracted list of infectious disorders commonly considered for the various clinical presentations and a summary of available serologic tests for narrowing the differential diagnosis list. The reader is also provided with a list of specific laboratories that perform the diagnostic assay for the mentioned disorders.
ISSN:1558-4224
DOI:10.1016/j.cveq.2008.03.002