SEROLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO Ehrlichia canis IN CATS

The aim of the present study was to estimate the occurrence of Ehrlichia canis in cats from the semiarid region of Northeast of Brazil.Sera of 101 healthy cats were submitted by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA), and considered positive when antibody titers ? 15-eg2373cl 40 were obtained.Seroprevalence of 35.6% (36/101) was found, with the fo

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When the fever will not stop, stop the pills! A case report

ABSTRACT Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a neurologic emergency potentially fatal.This rare side effect is most commonly associated with first-generation antipsychotics and less frequently with atypical or second-generation antipsychotics.The diagnosis relies on both clinical and laboratory criteria, with other organic and psychiatric condi

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