Comparison of Sampling Sites and Laboratory Diagnostic Tests for <i>S. equi</i> subsp. <i>equi</i> in Horses from Confirmed Strangles Outbreaks

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal lavage analyzed by a combination of real-time PCR directly and after culture or, alternatively, real-time PCR directly on a nasopharyngeal lavage and a nasal/nasopharyngeal swab can identify S. equi in over 90% of acute strangles cases.