Repeated nasopharyngeal lavage predicts freedom from silent carriage of Streptococcus equi after a strangles outbreak

Repeated nasopharyngeal lavage predicts freedom from silent carriage of Streptococcus equi after a strangles outbreak

Abstract Background The value of repeated nasopharyngeal lavage (NPL) to detect silent carriers of Streptococcus equi has not been investigated. Hypothesis/Objectives Determine if results of serial testing for S. equi by NPL predicts subsequent true carrier status as determined by both NPL and guttu...

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Main Authors: John Pringle, Anna Aspán, Miia Riihimäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
clinical trials
evidence based medicine
nasopharyngeal lavage
silent carrier
strangles
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16368

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