A multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction panel for detecting neurologic pathogens in dogs with meningoencephalitis.
10.4142/jvs.2015.16.3.341
- Author:
Jae Ik HAN
1
;
Dong Woo CHANG
;
Ki Jeong NA
Author Information
1. Laboratory of Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. sigol@cbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
canine;
meningoencephalitis;
multiplex polymerase chain reaction;
neurologic pathogen
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bacteria/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Dog Diseases/*diagnosis/microbiology/parasitology;
Dogs;
Meningoencephalitis/diagnosis/microbiology/parasitology/*veterinary;
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction/*veterinary;
Prevalence;
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/*veterinary;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science
2015;16(3):341-347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Meningoencephalitis (ME) is a common inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system in dogs. Clinically, ME has both infectious and non-infectious causes. In the present study, a multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (mqPCR) panel was optimized for the detection of eight canine neurologic pathogens (Blastomyces dermatitidis, Cryptococcus spp., Neospora caninum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Ehrlichia canis, and canine distemper virus [CDV]). The mqPCR panel was subsequently applied to 53 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples collected from dogs with ME. The analytic sensitivity (i.e., limit of detection, expressed as molecules per 1 microL of recombinant vector) was 3.8 for CDV, 3.7 for Ehrlichia canis, 3.7 for Bartonella spp., 3.8 for Borrelia burgdorferi, 3.7 for Blastomyces dermatitidis, 3.7 for Cryptococcus spp., 38 for Neospora caninum, and 3.7 for Toxoplasma gondii. Among the tested CSF samples, seven (15%) were positive for the following pathogens in decreasing order of frequency: Cryptococcus spp. (3/7), Blastomyces dermatitidis (2/7), and Borrelia burgdorferi (2/7). In summary, use of an mqPCR panel with high analytic sensitivity as an initial screen for infectious agents in dogs with ME could facilitate the selection of early treatment strategies and improve outcomes.
