title: Diagnostic evaluation of real-time PCR in the detection of Rhodococcus equi in faeces and nasopharyngeal swabs from foals with pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pusterla
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mapes
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leutenegger
mesh_terms: 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