Prevalence of heterophilic antibodies in serum samples from horses in an equine hospital, and elimination of interference using chicken IgY

Abstract Background Heterophilic antibodies in serum and plasma can interfere with mammalian antibodies in immunoassays and result in false test results, usually false positive. Although studies screening for heterophilic antibodies as well as elimination studies have been conducted in dogs and cats...

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Main Authors: Bo Dong, Daniel Bergman, Bodil Ström Holst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-021-00575-1