Evaluation of Three Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Foals

Silveira Silva, Rodrigo Otavio; Neves, Monique Silva; Ribeiro, Márcio Garcia; Palhares, Maristela Silveira; Albuquerque Maranhao, Renata de Pino; Faria Lobato, Francisco Carlos

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Title:

Evaluation of Three Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Foals

Author(s):

Institution:

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

0737-0806

Sponsorship:

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

Abstract:

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.

Issue Date:

1-Aug-2014

Citation:

Journal Of Equine Veterinary Science. New York: Elsevier Science Inc, v. 34, n. 8, p. 1032-1035, 2014.

Time Duration:

1032-1035

Publisher:

Elsevier B.V.

Keywords:

Colitis
Enteritis
Diarrhea
Zoonosis
Equine

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2014.05.012

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Access Rights:

Acesso restrito

Type:

outro

Source:

http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/116603

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