Mycobacterial infection in a fairy bluebird (Irena ract puella): a diagnostic conundrum.
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 40(1): 189-92, 2009 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-19368260
ABSTRACT
An adult male, wild-caught fairy bluebird (Irena puella) was evaluated after diagnosis of hepatic mycobacterial disease in a bird sharing the same quarantine space. Initial results did not reveal leukocytosis or acid-fast organisms in a liver biopsy. However, Mycobacterium avium was found in the liver via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). After euthanasia, acid-fast stains remained negative in the liver, although PCR was positive and M. avium complex (identified by high-performance liquid chromatography) was isolated from the liver. PCR could offer a relatively sensitive and rapid diagnostic test in the investigation of mycobacterial disease in avian patients.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Aviária
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Mycobacterium avium
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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En
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J Zoo Wildl Med
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article