This study describes the evaluation of immunoperoxidase monolayer assays (IPMAs) for detection of antibodies against bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV4) DN-599 or BHV4 LVR 140 in sera of cattle. We compared the quality of these IPMAs with the quality of a BHV4 indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In addition, a preliminary serological survey of BHV4 antibodies was carried out to estimate...

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AN ELISA TEST AND AN INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST FOR SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF BABESIA BOVIS INFECTION. Detection of antibodies to Babesia bovis in cattle is essential for the understanding of the epidemiology of babesiosis and this study was concerned with comparing the indirect fluorescent antibody with the ELISA. Both assays gave rise to 100% sensitivity whilst the...

The avidin-biotin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (A-B ELISA), for use in surveillance for bovine brucellosis in India was developed and calibrated using the indirect brucellosis ELISA kit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a reference. The reagents used in the A-B ELISA were as follows: the smooth lipopolysaccharide of Brucella abortus strain 99 (antigen); biotinylated anti-...

For serological investigation of N. caninum infection in dogs more tests are available, including indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT), often considered as the reference test, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 28 dogs were screened with a commercially multi-species indirect ELISA, including a subset of 9 samples previously tested by IFAT 1:50. A partial correlation ...

Indirect plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was standardized and evaluated for its effectivenessin immunodiagnosis of haemonchosis in experimental and clinical cases in sheep by using somatic wholeadult antigen of H. contortus. Plate ELISA was standardized using 5 μg/well antigen concentration with1:100 and 1:1000 of sera and conjugate dilution. Indirect plate ELISA was able to demonstrate...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the diagnostic value of commercially available BP230 and BP180-NC16a enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) in routine practice in patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP). DESIGN Single-center retrospective study. SETTING French academic dermatology department. PATIENTS The study population comprised 138 patients, who were admitted from January 1998 through Dec...

Hantaan virus is the causative agent of severe hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Clinical surveillance for Hantaan virus infection is unreliable, and laboratory verification is essential. The detection of virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG in serum is most commonly used for the diagnosis of hantavirus infection. Testing of oral fluid samples instead of serum offers many advantag...

in the present study, seven isolates of haemophilus influenzae type b were cultured in four different media to compare growth rate and capsule production. four liquid media namely brain heart infusion broth (bhi), trypticase soy broth (tsb), mueller hinton broth (mhb) and gonococci broth (gc) with added supplements (1% hemoglobin, 1% isovitalex) were used. the growth was measured by colony coun...

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test has been developed to detect antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. There is good correlation between indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) and ELISA titres but ELISA is more sensitive.

the HI assay can be influenced by non-specific serum inhibitors the reactivity of both HI and SN assays strongly depends on the test virus strain used (homologous or heterologous strains) 1 . HI titers show a peak 2-3 weeks after experimental infection. After a maximum of 22 weeks, these titers decrease and become negative, while ELISA still may give positive resultats 3 . Indirect ELISAs seem ...