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Why isn’t Mycoplasma felis offered as part of the feline respiratory panel?

April 26, 2017Feline felis isn’t mycoplasma offered panel respiratory

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Why isn’t Mycoplasma felis offered as part of the feline respiratory panel?

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Instances of false positives are extremely high (~50%) in clinical cases when veterinarians submit corneal or nasal swabs for M.felis. To prevent misdiagnosis, and therefore unnecessary treatment, only paraffin or fresh tissue should be submitted.