Dog-DAT: A direct agglutination test using stabilized, freeze-dried antigen for the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

被引:15
作者
Oskam, L
Slappendel, RJ
Beijer, EGM
Kroon, NCM
vanIngen, CW
Ozensoy, S
Ozbel, Y
Terpstra, WJ
机构
[1] UNIV UTRECHT,DEPT CLIN SCI COMPAN ANIM,UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
[2] EGE UNIV,DEPT PARASITOL,IZMIR,TURKEY
[3] FDN ADVANCEMENT PUBL HLTH & ENVIRONM PROTECT,SVM,BILTHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
来源
FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1996年 / 16卷 / 3-4期
关键词
canine visceral leishmaniasis; direct agglutination test;
D O I
10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00089-2
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We have evaluated the use of an improved direct agglutination test (DAT) based on stable, freeze-dried antigen for the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in canine serum samples. With a cut-off value of 1:640, the sensitivity of the DAT was shown to be 100% and the specificity of the test was 98.8%.
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页数:5
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