| Autor: |
Berger SS; Section for Diagnostic and Scientific Advice, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark., Lauritsen KT; Section for Diagnostic and Scientific Advice, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark., Boas U; Section for Diagnostic and Scientific Advice, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark., Lind P; Section for Diagnostic and Scientific Advice, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark., Andresen LO; Section for Diagnostic and Scientific Advice, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. |
| Abstrakt: |
We developed and made a preliminary validation of a bead-based multiplexed immunoassay for simultaneous detection of porcine serum antibodies to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1, 2, 6, 7, and 12. Magnetic fluorescent beads were coupled with A. pleuropneumoniae antigens and tested with a panel of serum samples from experimentally infected pigs and with serum samples from uninfected and naturally infected pigs. The multiplex assay was compared to in-house ELISAs and complement fixation (CF) tests, which have been used for decades as tools for herd classification in the Danish Specific Pathogen Free system. Assay specificities and sensitivities as well as the corresponding cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and the A. pleuropneumoniae multiplex assay showed good correlation with the in-house ELISAs and CF tests with areas under ROC curves ≥ 0.988. Benefits of multiplexed assays compared to ELISAs and CF tests include reduced serum sample volumes needed for analysis, less labor, and shorter assay time. |
