The present study was carried out for the antigen detection of Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) in diarrhoeic cats referred to the Veterinary Clinic of the School of Ahvaz University, in southwest Iran. Faecal samples were collected from 67 diarrhoeic household cats during 2005 to 2007. According to the age and clinical signs, the cats were divided into two groups; 6 months, hemorrhagic and ...

Broad-spectrum analysis for pathogens in patients with respiratory tract infections is becoming more relevant as the number of potential infectious agents is still increasing. Here we describe the new multiparameter RespiFinder assay, which is based on the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) technology. This assay detects 15 respiratory viruses in one reaction. The MLPA reac...

the present study was carried out for the antigen detection of feline panleukopenia virus (fpv) in diarrhoeic cats referred to the veterinary clinic of the school of ahvaz university, in southwest iran. faecal samples were collected from 67 diarrhoeic household cats during 2005 to 2007. according to the age and clinical signs, the cats were divided into two groups; 6 months, hemorrhagic and ...

Comparison of the use of indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), immunochromatography assay (ICA-BD) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detecting human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) in 306 nasopharyngeal aspirates samples (NPA) was performed in order to assess their analytical performance. By comparing the results obtained using ICA-BD with those using IFA, w...

this study was performed to determine the prevalence of canine parvovirus (cpv) in dogs referred to veterinary hospital of ahvaz, khouzestan province, iran. fecal samples were collected from 78 diarrheic dogs between 2005 and 2007. the dogs were divided into two age groups (< 6 months and > 6 months), four different breeds (terriers, germanshepherds, doberman pinschers and mixed) and another tw...

Abstract Background The identification, treatment, and control of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections are a major challenge for health care institutions diagnostic laboratories worldwide. A novel Carbapenemase-producing Bacteria Test Kit (Lateral Flow Assay) from Dynamiker Biotechnology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is qualitative test that was easy to operate can be widely accepted ...

Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is one of the most common viruses responsible for acute hemorrhagic enteritis in dogs. A rapid and accurate diagnosis of CPV-2 infection is especially important in kennels in order to isolate infected dogs. The aim of the present study was to compare two laboratory tests i.e., Polymerase Change Reaction (PCR) and Immunochromatography assay (ICA) most commonly us...

Lateral flow tests also known as Immunochromatography (IC) is an antigen-detection method conducted on a nitrocellulose membrane that can be completed in less than 20 min. IC has been used as an important rapid test for clinical diagnosis and surveillance of influenza viruses, but the IC sensitivity is relatively low (approximately 60%) and the limit of detection (LOD) is as low as 10³ pfu per ...

BACKGROUND Determining soy aeroallergens levels is extremely important in the assessment of health risks due to these airborne substances. Currently, soy aeroallergens exposure in the environment is monitored using enzyme immunoassays (EIA) which must be evaluated in a specialized laboratory by skilled personnel. OBJECTIVE To describe the development and performance of a rapid immunochromatog...