| Literature DB >> 12757556 |
M Kjelgaard-Hansen1, A T Kristensen, A L Jensen.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for determination of canine serum C-reactive protein (CRP). The concentration of CRP could be determined accurately and the intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were in the range of 6.9-10.1 and 7.5-29.0%, respectively. This level of imprecision between runs is usually considered unacceptable for diagnostic purposes, but the overall results indicated that the assay was useful in differentiating dogs suffering from infections, from dogs suffering from various other diseases (neoplastic diseases, endocrine/metabolic disorders), and healthy dogs. The assay was also able to detect dynamic changes of CRP during development and after cessation of spontaneous occurring inflammatory stimuli in two clinical cases.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12757556 DOI： 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00509.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med ISSN： 0931-184X