TABLE 5.

Detection of CDV NP RNA in serum, CSF, and whole blood by RT-PCR with three different primer pairs in 17 dogs with immunohistologically confirmed CDV infection

Dog no.	RT-PCR resultsa
	PP-I			PP-II			PP-III
	Serum	CSF	Whole blood	Serum	CSF	Whole blood	Serum	CSF	Whole blood
13	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND
15	+	−	+	+	−	+	−	−	−
17	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND
20	+	ND	ND	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND
22	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND	−	ND	ND
23	+	+	+	+	ND	+	+	ND	+
25	+	+	+	ND	ND	+	ND	ND	+
28	−	+	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
29	+	+	+	+	+	ND	+	+	ND
30	+	+	+	+	+	ND	+	+	ND
33	+	−	+	−	−	−	−	−	−
36	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND
37	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND
38	+	+	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
39	+	ND	ND	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND
40	+	+	+	ND	+	ND	ND	+	ND
41	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND	−	ND	ND

^aND, not determined; −, negative; +, positive.