Table 3.
Analysis of the sensitivity and specificity of the IC assay relative to nested PCR results in detecting CDV in specimens from dogs suspected to have CDa
| IC assay result | No. of samples that are positive or negative upon nested PCR |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal irrigation fluid (n = 53) |
Conjunctival swab (n = 39) |
Blood lymphocytes (n = 66) |
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| + | − | + | − | + | − | ||
| + | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 61 |
| − | 3 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 97 |
| Total | 21 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 158 |
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The sensitivity and specificity of the IC assay relative to nested PCR results were, respectively, 85.7% (18/21) and 100% (32/32) for nasal irrigation fluid samples, 100% (15/15) and 100% (24/24) for conjunctival swab samples, and 89.7% (26/29) and 94.6% (35/37) for blood lymphocyte samples.