Diagnostic equine serology

• Published in: The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 311
• Main Authors: Zimmerman, Kurt L, Crisman, Mark V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.03.002

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.