Screening Feline Blood Donors for Bartonella henselae Infection: Compari- son between Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) and Poly- merase Chain Reaction (PCR) Results
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Screening Feline Blood Donors for Bartonella henselae Infection: Comparison between Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Results Eva Spada1, Daniela Proverbio1, Roberta Perego1, Ilaria Canzi1, Luciana Baggiani1, Claudia De Maria2, Francesca Marino2, Santo Caracappa2 1Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Transfusion Unit (REV), University of Milan, Via G. Celoria, 10 – 20133 Milan, Italy. 2National Centre of Reference for Anaplasma, Babesia, Theileria and Rickettsia (CRABaRT), Experimental Zooprophylaxis Institute of Sicily (IZS), Via G. Marinuzzi, 3 90129 Palermo, Italy. Research Open Access Journal of Veterinary Clinical Practice and Pet Care
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تاریخ انتشار 2016