Table 5.2.
Specimens Appropriate for Laboratory Diagnosis of Various Clinical Syndromes in the Live Animal
| Syndrome | Specimen |
|---|---|
| Respiratory | Nasal or throat swab; nasopharyngeal aspirate, tracheal wash fluid |
| Enteric | Feces |
| Genital | Genital swab |
| Eye | Conjunctival swab |
| Skin | Vesicle swab or scraping; biopsy of solid lesion |
| Central nervous system | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| Generalized | Nasal swaba, fecesa, blood leukocytesa, serum, urine |
| Biopsy | Relevant organ |
| Any disease | Blood for serologyb |
a
Depending on presumed pathogenesis.
b
Blood allowed to clot, serum kept for assay of antibody.