Ideally, your veterinarian will
collect both nasal swab and blood samples to optimize arriving at a diagnosis.
Not exact matches
PCR results were positive from post-necropsy liver and lung tissues as well as from sera, conjunctival
swabs, oral
swabs, and
nasal swabs collected at time of quarantine in 8 different affected monkeys, but were negative from a throat
swab from an asymptomatic animal whose other 5 cage mates had become sick.
At the same time, the KLS Foundation is working with laboratories to
collect blood samples from KLS patients and their families for a genetic study, and
nasal swabs from patients during active episodes with the aim of isolating an infectious trigger.
Nasal, lung, and liver
swab samples
collected during necropsy were analyzed using the Virochip [21], [23].
Diagnosis of Strangles is confirmed by isolating and growing S. equi bacteria from pus aspirated from infected lymph nodes,
nasal discharge
collected on
nasal swabs, or from nasopharyngeal washes.
Canine influenza virus can be diagnosed by PCR performed on deep
nasal and / or pharyngeal
swabs; samples should be
collected within one to two days of the onset of clinical signs.