Evaluation of an ELISA rapid device for the serological diagnosis of Leishmania infantum infection in dog as compared with immunofluorescence assay and Western blot

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Ferroglio, E ^a   Centaro, E ^b   Mignone, W ^c   Trisciuoglio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Idexx Italia ^*  (Italy)

^c LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; IFA; Leishmania infantum; Serology; Snap; Western blot

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33846640628     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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