[The diagnosis of Eperythrozoon suis infection].
Eperythrozoon infection can be diagnosed clinically and hematologically only during acute attacks. In the febrile phase it is possible to detect the eperythrozoon organisms in the blood smear. The best method for staining is that by acridine-orange and examination by fluorescence microscopy. Serological identification (IHA, KBR, ELISA) is suitable for herd diagnosis only, because of the undulating level of the titre. In the individual case only positive results are regarded as significant. The best method to diagnose a latent infection of eperythrozoon suis is to splenectomize a suspected pig. The infection with eperythrozoon suis is a herd problem, therefore an examination should be made whenever there are pale pigs with fever, or a reduction of efficiency or an increased susceptibility to other infections.
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II. Medizinischen Tierklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
D000818:Animals; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
Zur Diagnostik der Eperythrozoon-suis-Infektion.