Kidney biopsy: a nonlethal method for diagnosing Yersinia ruckeri infection (enteric redmouth disease) in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri).
The sensitivity and specificity of kidney biopsy were 93 and 88%, respectively, for detecting Yersinia ruckeri infection in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). There was no statistically significant difference between results obtained by kidney biopsy and those obtained by necropsy, the standard method for isolation of this agent from the kidney. One hundred percent of conscious fish that were tested survived the procedure.
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Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
Levine
J F
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Townsend
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Bullis
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Carlson
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CP
Corbett
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D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011897:Random Allocation; D012487:Salmonidae; D014337:Trout; D015007:Yersinia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*