Chapter 24 Feline Poxvirus Infections Malcolm Bennett Overview of Feline Poxvirus Infections First Described: Feline poxvirus infection was first described in 19781 Causes: Poxviruses (family Poxviridae). Cowpox virus infection is…
Chapter 18 Infectious Canine Hepatitis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Infectious Canine Hepatitis First Described: First described as infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) in 1947 in Sweden by Rubarth1; CAV-1 was…
Chapter 4 Isolation and Identification of Fungi Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • Fungi often grow more slowly than bacteria and can have specific culture media requirements….
Chapter 17 Canine Viral Respiratory Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of the Canine Viral Respiratory Infections First Described: Respiratory disease in dogs (due to canine adenovirus-2) was first described in…
Chapter 3 Isolation and Identification of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • Because of the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance among bacteria…
Chapter 5 Nucleic Acid Detection Assays Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • Assays for detection of nucleic acid such as polymerase chain reaction assays are increasingly available…
Chapter 19 Feline Panleukopenia Virus Infection and Other Viral Enteritides Jane E. Sykes Overview of Feline Parvoviral Enteritis First Described: 1928, Verge and Christoforoni, France1 Cause: Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV);…
Chapter 2 Immunoassays Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • Immunoassays are commonly used in practice to detect antigen or antibody in body fluids. • The term serology is…
Chapter 11 Infection Control Programs for Dogs and Cats Jane E. Sykes and J. Scott Weese Key Points • A hospital infection control program consists of infectious disease control personnel, a…
Chapter 39 Cell Wall–Deficient Bacterial Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Cell Wall–Deficient Bacterial Infections First Described: 1935, London (Kleineberger)1 Causes: Cell wall–deficient strains of a variety of gram-positive and…
