Is This Zebra Really a Zebra? The Challenge of Diagnosing Rare Fungal Infections in Veterinary Pathology

Vet Pathol. 2019 Jul;56(4):510-511. doi: 10.1177/0300985819843684.

Authors

Shawn R Lockhart¹, Joy M Gary²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Mycotic Diseases Branch and Infectious Disease Pathology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² 2 Infectious Disease Pathology Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

PMID: 31185881
DOI: 10.1177/0300985819843684

No abstract available

Keywords: FFPE-PCR; disease process; fungal; fungal contamination; infectious; veterinary pathology.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
DNA Contamination
Databases, Nucleic Acid
False Positive Reactions
Fungi / genetics
Fungi / isolation & purification*
Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
Horse Diseases / microbiology
Horse Diseases / pathology
Horses
Mycoses / diagnosis
Mycoses / microbiology
Mycoses / pathology
Mycoses / veterinary*
Paraffin Embedding / veterinary
Pathology, Veterinary*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Rhinitis / diagnosis
Rhinitis / microbiology
Rhinitis / pathology
Rhinitis / veterinary*
Sinusitis / diagnosis
Sinusitis / microbiology
Sinusitis / pathology
Sinusitis / veterinary*