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Evaluation of five immunoassays for detection of Chlamydia psittaci in cloacal and conjunctival specimens from turkeys

Vanrompay, D.
Van Nerom, A.
Ducatelle, R.
Haesebrouck, F.
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Five commercially available immunoassays were evaluated for the detection of Chlamydia psittaci in cloacal and conjunctival swabs from industrially raised turkeys: IMAGEN (DAKO Diagnostics, Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom), Chlamydia CEL-VET IF (Cellabs, Brookvale, Australia), IDEIA (DAKO Diagnostics), CELISA (Cellabs), and CLEARVIEW (Unipath, Bedford, United Kingdom). Results were compared with isolation in Buffalo Green Monkey cells as a reference method. For the conjunctival samples, the sensitivities of the IMAGEN test, the Chlamydia CEL-VET IF test, the IDEIA, the CELISA, and the CLEARVIEW test were found to be 100, 66, 0, 0, and 0%, respectively, as compared to the reference test. Also for the conjunctival samples, the specificities of the IMAGEN test, the Chlamydia CEL-VET IF test, and the IDEIA were found to be 100, 11, and 92.8%, respectively. For the cloacal specimens, the sensitivities of the IMAGEN test, the Chlamydia CEL-VET IF test, the IDEIA, the CELISA, and the CLEARVIEW test were found to be 100, 93.3, 26.6, 0, and 53.3%, respectively. Also for the cloacal specimens, the specificities of the IMAGEN test, the Chlamydia CEL-VET IF test, the IDEIA, and the CLEARVIEW test were found to be 92, 12, 100, and 88%, respectively. The IMAGEN test was the most sensitive and specific direct chlamydia antigen detection test for cloacal and conjunctival samples from turkeys

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1993-12-06
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a, Animals, article, AS, Australia, Belgium, Cell, cells, Chlamydophila psittaci, Cloaca, Comparative Study, Conjunctiva, Conjunctivitis,Bacterial, detection, Diagnosis, Diagnostics, disease, Diseases, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, EVALUATION, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, im, Immunoassay, immunology, IS, isolation & purification, journal, method, microbiology, Poultry Diseases, Print, Psittacosis, Reagent Kits,Diagnostic, Research, Research Support, result, results, Sample, Samples, SB - IM, SENSITIVITY, Sensitivity and Specificity, specific, specificity, State, study, Swab, Test, Turkey, Turkeys, United Kingdom, United-kingdom, Universities, university, veterinary
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