Feline infectious peritonitis. An immune-mediated coronaviral vasculitis.

abstract

• Mainly through studies inducing experimental infection of susceptible cats, significant advances have recently been made in our understanding of the pathogenesis of FIP. Much of this knowledge should not presently be directly extrapolated to field cases of FIP, because the route of infection and challenge dose and strain of virus may be significantly different. Advances in the prevention and treatment of FIP will depend greatly on clarification of the exact nature of the several coronaviruses affecting cats and the role of cell-mediated immunity in resistance to FIPV.

authors

• August, John

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

altmetric score

• 6

author list (cited authors)

• August, J. R.

citation count

• 23

complete list of authors

• August, JR

publication date

• January 1984

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Antibodies, Viral
• Antigen-Antibody Complex
• Antigens, Viral
• Blood Coagulation Disorders
• Carrier State
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Complement System Proteins
• Coronaviridae
• Coronaviridae Infections
• Disease Susceptibility
• Eye Diseases
• Female
• Male
• Nervous System Diseases
• Peritonitis
• Vasculitis
• Viremia

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0195-5616(84)50102-8

start page

• 971

end page

• 984

volume

• 14

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0195-5616(84)50102-8