In the report “Detection of heartworm infection in dogs via PCR amplification and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of nucleic acid extracts from whole blood samples” (Am J Vet Res 2012;73:854–859), Ranga Sampath's correct name is Rangarajan Sampath; the correct address for Biosciences Incorporated is 2251 Faraday Ave, Ste 150, Carlsbad, CA 92008; and the correct name for Ibis Biosciences Inc in footnote b is Ibis Biosciences Inc, an Abbott Co.
In the Materials and Methods section, the sentence “Because all reactions for a sample were run in the same 96-well RT-PCR plate, cycling conditions were used for both the RT-PCR and PCR procedures as previously described.14“ should read “Because RT-PCR and PCR reactions were run in the same 96-well plate, RT-PCR cycling conditions were used for all reactions as previously described.14“
