id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-022310-yc6xtw0s Lappin, Michael R. Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2011-12-15 .txt text/plain 14109 913 39 47 Because of these findings, it is currently recommended to combine serologic test results with those of blood culture or PCR assay results when evaluating clinically ill cats for bartonellosis. Because serologic test results do not accurately correlate with presence of bacteremia and individual culture or PCR assay results can be falsely negative, there is no indication for testing healthy cats for Bartonella spp. T. gondii-specific IgM is detectable in serum by ELISA in approximately 80% of subclinically ill cats 2 to 4 weeks after experimental induction of toxoplasmosis; these titers generally are negative less than 16 weeks after infection. The author, however, has demonstrated IgG antibody titers greater than 1 : 16,384 in subclinically ill cats 5 years after experimental induction In chronic disease or asymptomatic carriers, demonstration of organisms is unreliable, and a tentative diagnosis is based on clinical signs and a positive titer. gondii-specific antibodies can also be detected in the serum, CSF, and aqueous humor of healthy, infected animals, one cannot assay results in clinically ill dogs, E. ./cache/cord-022310-yc6xtw0s.txt ./txt/cord-022310-yc6xtw0s.txt