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Immunocytological confirmation of a diagnosis of canine distemper using cells in urine
Author(s) -
BROWN R. A. Ll.,
MORROW A.,
HERON I.,
CHONG S. N.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1987.tb01351.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urine , canine distemper , pathology , staining , preservative , virology , virus , food science , biology
Immunofluorescent staining of epithelial cells present in urine of early clinical cases of canine distemper confirmed the presumptive diagnosis by revealing fluorescing intracytoplasmic inclusions. Positive results were not obtained in urine samples from control dogs nor from samples from dogs ill for more than three weeks. The urine samples, with added preservative, still yielded positive results after 5 days storage at 37°C or 21 days storage at 18°C.