Microbiological monitoring in individually ventilated cage systems

被引:29
作者
Compton, SR
Homberger, FR
Clark, JM
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Comparat Med Sect, New Haven, CT 06510 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Weill Med Coll, Res Anim Resources Ctr, New York, NY 10021 USA
[3] Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, New York, NY 10021 USA
[4] BioZone Ltd, Margate, Kent, England
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D O I
10.1038/laban1104-36
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Housing rodents in IVC racks has many advantages over conventional cages but also presents unique challenges related to health monitoring. The authors review the issues to consider in design of a sentinel program using IVC systems.
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页码:36 / 41
页数:6
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