Clinical application of a polymerase chain reaction assay in the diagnosis of pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi in a horse |
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| Authors: | Vivrette S L Sellon D C Gibbons D S |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Diagnosis of pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi can be made more rapidly by use of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay than by use of conventional bacteriologic culture techniques. Use of a PCR assay aids in the differentiation between virulent and avirulent strains of R equi, and the assay may be used to identify R equi in feces and soil of breeding farms. |
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