Artigo
Evaluation of Three Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Foals
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Journal Of Equine Veterinary Science. New York: Elsevier Science Inc, v. 34, n. 8, p. 1032-1035, 2014.
0737-0806
10.1016/j.jevs.2014.05.012
WOS:000341126700018
2209124317273797
Autor
Silveira Silva, Rodrigo Otavio
Neves, Monique Silva
Ribeiro, Márcio Garcia [UNESP]
Palhares, Maristela Silveira
Albuquerque Maranhao, Renata de Pino
Faria Lobato, Francisco Carlos
Resumen
The aim of the present study was to compare the test performances of three commercial enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) against the toxigenic culture using the cytotoxicity assay as the gold standard. All EIAs showed >78% sensitivity, and the lowest specificity was 92.6%. These results suggest that EIAs could be useful for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection in foals. (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) INCT-Pecuaria PRPq-UFMG Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Vet Sch, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Vet Hyg & Publ Hlth, Sao Paulo, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Vet Hyg & Publ Hlth, Sao Paulo, Brazil