Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody based ELISA for detection of feline Chlamydia psittaci.
A commercially available ELISA designed for the detection of C trachomatis in human urogenital specimens was compared with cell culture for the detection of Chlamydia psittaci in cat conjunctival swabs and in twofold dilutions of a cell culture pool of a feline strain of C psittaci. Cell culture was more sensitive than the ELISA test for detection of C psittaci.
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal