Validation of immune complex dissociation methods for use with heartworm antigen tests

Validation of immune complex dissociation methods for use with heartworm antigen tests

Abstract Background Antigen testing is routinely used to diagnose canine Dirofilaria immitis infections. Immune complex dissociation (ICD) methods, which were employed in the original heartworm antigen tests to release antigen that was bound by endogenous canine antibodies, were discontinued with im...

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Main Authors: Melissa J. Beall, Andrea Arguello-Marin, Jan Drexel, Jiayou Liu, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, A. Rick Alleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Antigen test
Dirofilaria immitis
Heartworm
Immune complex dissociation
Slow-kill
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2442-8

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