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Heat treatment prior to testing allows detection of antigen of Dirofilaria immitis in feline serum

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis infection in cats is complicated by the difficulty associated with reliable detection of antigen in feline blood and serum samples. METHODS: To determine if antigen-antibody complex formation may interfere with detection of antigen in feline samples, we e...

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Autores principales: Little, Susan E, Raymond, Melissa R, Thomas, Jennifer E, Gruntmeir, Jeff, Hostetler, Joe A, Meinkoth, James H, Blagburn, Byron L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3895812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24411014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-1