Comparison of results of three commercial heartworm antigen test kits in dogs with low heartworm burdens

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1221-1223

  Atkins, Clarke E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; LABORATORY TEST; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 0037408017     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.1221     Document Type: Article

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