For rRT - PCR (real time PCR) or virus isolation, nasal or
pharyngeal swabs are the samples of choice.
In this program, nasal and
pharyngeal swabs were taken from sick dogs to help identify the causative agent.
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.
Not exact matches
The veterinarian will need to do a physical examination and take oro -
pharyngeal (throat)
swabs and
swabs of nasal discharge.
Called «polymerase chain reaction» technology, or «PCR», it involves identification of viral DNA in samples taken of nasal or
pharyngeal (throat) respiratory secretions during the first 4 days of infection, using sterile
swabs.
Pharyngeal gonorrhea is diagnosed by taking a
swab of the throat.