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Analysis of Aqueous Humor for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Analysis of Aqueous Humor for the Diagnosis of Feline Infectious Peritonitis
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This study was designed to assess the diagnostic utility for FIP of cytology, protein measurement and RT-PCR for feline coronaviruses (FCoV) on aqueous humor (AH), since little information is currently available. AH samples (n = 85) were collected post-mortem from 13 cats with effusive FIP (E-FIP), 15 with non-effusive FIP (NE-FIP) and 16 without FIP, to perform cytology (n = 83) and RT-PCR (n = 66) and to calculate their sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+ and LR-). The protein concentration was measured on 80 fluids. The proportion of RT-PCR positive samples did not differ among groups, while positive ...

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