BROADLY REACTIVE PAN VIRAL, BACTERIAL, RICKETTSIAL PCR FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION IN CANINE MENINGOENCEPHALITIS OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY (MUE)

摘要

Meningoencephalitis comprises a group of complex, debilitating, and often fatal disorders affecting both people and dogs. The approaches to patient evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic testing, and treatment are evolving rapidly in both human and veterinary neurology. Despite many advances, definitive etiologies for human and canine meningoencephalitis still remain elusive in approximately 50%-70% and 75%-95% of cases, respectively. This largely is due to limitations in the spectrum of diagnostic tests utilized routinely in the clinical setting.