Abstract
Sections of 14 skin biopsies of cats with plasmacytic pododermatitis and a clinical follow-up of 12-36 months were stained with a polyclonal anti-Mycobacterium bovis (Bacille Calmette-Guerin = BCG) antibody cross-reactive to a broad spectrum of fungi and bacteria. All sections were negative for organisms within the actual footpad tissue with the anti-BCG antibody stains. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays that amplify the DNA of Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Chlamydophila felis, Mycoplasma spp., Toxoplasma gondii, and feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1) were applied to tissue digests. DNA of those pathogens assessed was not amplified from tissue.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cat Diseases / metabolism
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Cat Diseases / microbiology
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Cat Diseases / parasitology
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Cat Diseases / pathology*
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Cats
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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DNA, Viral / chemistry
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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Foot Dermatoses / microbiology
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Foot Dermatoses / parasitology
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Foot Dermatoses / pathology
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Foot Dermatoses / veterinary*
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / metabolism
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / veterinary
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Herpesviridae / genetics
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Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Toxoplasma / genetics
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Protozoan
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DNA, Viral