79 research outputs found
Demodex gatoi -associated contagious pruritic dermatosis in cats - a report from six households in Finland
Efficacy of orally administered fluralaner (BravectoTM) or topically applied imidacloprid/moxidectin (Advocate®) against generalized demodicosis in dogs
Efficacy of lotilaner (Credelio™), a novel oral isoxazoline against naturally occurring mange mite infestations in dogs caused by Demodex spp.
Prevalência das dermatopatias não-tumorais em cães do município de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (2005-2008)
Screening of antigenemia and isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii from cloaca and crop of birds in the state of Paraná, Brazil
A retrospective study of canine cutaneous food allergy at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital from Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
Evaluation of the clinical performance of 2 point‐of‐care cryptococcal antigen tests in dogs and cats
BackgroundPoint-of-care (POC) Cryptococcus antigen assays may provide veterinarians with a more rapid, patient-side diagnosis when compared with traditional laboratory-based latex agglutination tests.ObjectiveTo determine the sensitivity and specificity of 2 POC lateral flow cryptococcal serum antigen tests, CrAg LFA (Immy, Norman, OK) and the CryptoPS (Biosynex, Strasbourg, France) for diagnosis of cryptococcosis in dogs and cats, using the cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination system (CALAS) as the reference standard.Animals102 serum samples from 51 dogs and 40 cats.MethodsSpecimens were classified as CALAS-positive (n = 25) or CALAS-negative (n = 77). The sensitivity and specificity of each POC assay was calculated by comparing the results to the serologic reference standard results.ResultsThe CrAg LFA assay correctly classified 23/25 CALAS-positive specimens and 69/74 CALAS-negative specimens resulting in a sensitivity of 92.0% (confidence interval [CI], 75.0%-98.6%) and specificity of 93.2% (CI, 85.1%-97.1%). The CryptoPS assay correctly classified 8/10 tested CALAS-positive specimens and 56/59 tested CALAS-negative specimens resulting in a sensitivity of 80.0% (CI, 49.0%-96.5%) and specificity of 94.9% (CI, 86.1%-98.6%).Conclusion and clinical importanceThe POC assays appear to be a sensitive and specific alternative to the traditional CALAS assay with more rapid turnaround times, which may result in earlier diagnosis and treatment
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