Post Mortem Diagnosis of Canine Trypanosomiasis Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction

 

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Autori: Urbina, Andrea, Morales, Juan Alberto, Vargas, Diana, Méndez, María, Argüello, Milena, Acevedo, Silvia, Corrales, Luis Ricardo, Alfaro, Alejandro
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Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2021
Descrizione:This study aimed to detect Trypanosoma cruzi kDNA from paraffin-embedded cardiac tissue in eighteen dogs with myocarditis which presented sudden death and /or signs suggestive of canine trypanosomiasis. The PCR was positive in 7 dogs with myocarditis and amastigotes of T. cruzi and in 11 dogs with myocarditis but with no evidence of parasites. Clinical and pathological findings in these canines are described.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/15766
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/15766
Keyword:Trypanosoma cruzi
dogs
histopathology
PCR
perros
histopatología