title: [Diagnosis of paratuberculosis].
abstract: Diagnostics of paratuberculosis infection is a difficult and complex field, that causes confusion, lack of understanding and frustration in practitioners, veterinary officers and last but not least farmers. In this review the various diagnostic approaches with their potentials, advantages and disadvantages and their limits are discussed.
authors.affiliation: IVD GmbH, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover. homuth@ivd-gmbh.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Homuth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial