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…
Chapter 9 Antifungal Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Compared to antibacterial drugs, the range of antifungal drug classes available is very limited, with most systemic…
Chapter 7 Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Most antiviral drugs available for treatment of canine and feline viral infections are nucleoside analogues…
Chapter 1 Isolation in Cell Culture Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • With the increasing availability of nucleic acid–based testing, cell culture is decreasingly used for diagnosis…
Chapter 16 Canine Herpesvirus Infection Autumn P. Davidson Overview of Canine Herpesvirus Infection First Described: New York State, United States, 19651 Cause: Canine herpesvirus-1 (Family Herpesviridae) Affected Hosts: Domestic and…
Chapter 10 Antiprotozoal Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • Antiprotozoal drugs often have a restricted spectrum of activity, although some are also active against bacteria and…
Chapter 6 Principles of Antiinfective Therapy Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • The use of antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) can lead to selection of resistant bacterial populations, within…
