id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-266499-g1lajsp8 Han, Jae-Ik A multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction panel for detecting neurologic pathogens in dogs with meningoencephalitis 2015-09-21 .txt text/plain 3077 163 44 title: A multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction panel for detecting neurologic pathogens in dogs with meningoencephalitis 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 analytic sensitivity (i.e., limit of detection, expressed as molecules per 1 µL 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. Recent studies have used multiplex quantitative real-time PCR (mqPCR) as a diagnostic tool for multifactorial diseases because this approach can simultaneously detect multiple pathogens with good diagnostic performance and is faster than conventional methods [8, 29] . ./cache/cord-266499-g1lajsp8.txt ./txt/cord-266499-g1lajsp8.txt