Research Article

Lifestyle as Risk Factor for Infectious Causes of Death in Young Dogs: A Retrospective Study in Southern Italy (2015–2017)

Table 1

PCR protocols used for the detection and characterisation of viral pathogens.

AgentTest and references

Canine parvovirus (CPV)Real-time PCR, screening CPV/FPLV [30]
Real-time PCR, CPV-2 based vaccine/CPV field strain [31]
Real-time PCR, antigenic variants CPV-2a/2b and CPV-2b/2c [32]
Canine coronaviruses (CCoVs)Real-time RT-PCR, screening CCoVs [33]
Real-time RT-PCR, genotypes CCoV-I/CCoV-II [34]
Real-time RT-PCR, subtypes CCoV-IIa/CCoV-IIb [35]
Canid herpesvirus 1 (CHV-1)Real-time PCR [36]
Canine distemper virus (CDV)Real-time RT-PCR [37]
RT-PCR [41]
Rotavirus (RV)Real-time RT-PCR [38]
Canine adenoviruses (CAV-1 and CAV-2)PCR [39]
Real-time PCR [40]