TABLE 3.
Comparison of BceICT with BcICT and BeICT in the detection of specific antibodies against B. caballi and B. equi infections in field sera
| BcICT or BeICT detection result | BceICT detection of antibodies specific fora:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-B. caballi antibody
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Anti-B. equi antibody
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| No. of positive sera (%) | No. of negative sera (%) | No. of positive sera (%) | No. of negative sera (%) | |
| BcICT | ||||
| + | 18 (32.1) | 1 (1.8) | ||
| − | 0 | 37 (66.1) | ||
| BeICT | ||||
| + | 26 (46.4) | 0 | ||
| − | 1 (1.8) | 29 (51.8) | ||
| Total (n = 56) | 18 (32.1) | 38 (67.9) | 27 (48.2) | 29 (51.8) |
a
The percentage of results that corresponded with those of BceICT was 98.2% for both BcICT and BeICT.