Table I.
Detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and sandwich-dot ELISA of canine distemper virus in specimens from dogs with suspected infection
| Results of ELISAa | Dot-ELISA results;b Number of specimens | Total number of specimens | |||
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| Blood lymphocytes (n = 54) | Palpebral conjunctiva (n = 32) | ||||
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| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||
| Positive | 44 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 68 |
| Negative | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Total | 49 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 86 |
a
Rate of positive results: 81% (44/54) for blood lymphocytes and 75% (24/32) for palpebral conjunctiva.
b
Rate of positive results: 91% (49/54) for blood lymphocytes and 88% (28/32) for palpebral conjunctiva, both rates significantly higher (0.01 < P < 0.05) than those for the ELISA.