title: Evaluation of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the determination of C-reactive protein in canine serum.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Central Laboratory, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 3 Gronnegaardsvej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark. mjkh@kvl.dk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kjelgaard-Hansen
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000662:veterinary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D002097:C-Reactive Protein