Prime detection of Dirofilaria immitis: understanding the influence of blocked antigen on heartworm test performance

Prime detection of Dirofilaria immitis: understanding the influence of blocked antigen on heartworm test performance

Abstract Detection of circulating antigen of Dirofilaria immitis has been a mainstay of identifying heartworm infection in clinical practice for the past three decades. Several validated commercial antigen tests have very good sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values, especially when...

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Main Authors: Susan Little, Meriam Saleh, Megan Wohltjen, Yoko Nagamori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Antigen
Diagnosis
Dirofilaria immitis
False negative
False positive
Heartworm
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2736-5

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