Detection of Chlamydophila felis and feline herpesvirus by multiplex real-time PCR analysis.

ABSTRACT: Chlamydophila felis and feline herpesvirus (FHV) are pathogens commonly associated with feline respiratory and ocular disease. A real-time multiplex PCR assay was developed to allow detection of these organisms, together with feline 28S ribosomal DNA, in a single tube. Of 538 ocular swab samples tested, 123 were positive for FHV, 97 were positive for C. felis, and 16 were positive for both pathogens.

SUBMITTER: Helps C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC156487 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature