Diagnostic evaluation of real-time PCR in the detection of Rhodococcus equi in faeces and nasopharyngeal swabs from foals with pneumonia.
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Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Mapes
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Leutenegger
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D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity