Table 2.
Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
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Serology (IgG) | 1:64* | NA | 1:4096 (2014) then 1:256 (2018)* |
PCR | • Aqueocentesis fluid, positive
†
• Lens material, positive, strain II ‡ |
• Phacoemulsified lens fluid, positive
§
• Urine negative ¶ |
Paraffin scrolls of enucleated eye (OS), positive ¶ |
Histopathology | Lens capsule: Gram-positive, Ziehl–Neelsen acid-fast positive ∞ | NA | Globe: intralenticular organisms, Gram-positive, variably acid-fast, Luna stain positive (see Figure 3) ¶ |
University of Miami Avian & Wildlife Laboratory
IDEXX Reference Laboratories
Department for Pathobiology, Veterinary University Vienna
Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Georgia
Comparative Pathology Laboratory, University of California, Davis
Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin
NA = not available