Fluorescence polarization assay, competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA-C) and indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of brucellosis in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

  • Paulin L
  • Samartino L
  • Conde S
  • et al.
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The objective of the present study was to compare the performance of three serological tests for diagnosis of Brucella abortus infections in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Serum samples collected from 696 adult females were submitted to the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA-C), (I-ELISA), fluorescence polarization test (FPA), 2-mercaptoethanol test (2-ME) and complement fixation test (CFT). The gold standard was the combination of CFT and 2-ME, considering as positive the reactors in both CFT and 2-ME, and as negative those non-reactors. ROC analyses were done for C-ELISA, I-ELISA and FPA and the Kappa agreement index were also calculated. The best combinations of relative sensitivity (SEr) and relative specificity (SPr) and Kappa were given by C-ELISA (96.9%, 99.1%, and 0.932, respectively) and FPA (92.2%, 97.6 and 0.836, respectively). The C-ELISA and FPA were the most promising confirmatory tests for the serological diagnosis of brucellosis in buffaloes, and for these tests, cut-off values for buffaloes may be the same as those used for bovines.O presente estudo objetivou comparar o desempenho de três testes para o sorodiagnóstico da Brucella abortus em búfalos (Bubalus bubalis). Soros de 696 fêmeas bubalinas adultas foram submetidos aos testes: teste imunoenzimático indireto (ELISA-I), teste imunoenzimático competitivo (ELISA-C), teste de polarização fluorescente (TPF), 2-mercaptoetanol (2-ME) e teste de fixação do complemento (FC). Foi empregada, como gold standard, a combinação de dois testes, FC e 2-ME. A curva ROC foi construída para os três testes: ELISA-I, ELISA-C e PF e, com base nos resultados desta análise, foi calculado o índice de concordância Kappa para cada teste. As melhores combinações de sensibilidade (Sr) e especificidade (Er) e os melhores resultados de Kappa foram alcançados pelo ELISA-C (96,9%, 99,1% e 0,932, respectivamente), seguido pelo PF (92,2%, 97,6%, e 0,836, respectivamente). Concluiu-se que os resultados dos estudos com os testes ELISA-C e PF em bovinos podem ser inferidos para búfalos com razoável segurança e que ambos demonstraram ser testes confirmatórios promissores para a espécie estudada.

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Paulin, L. M. S., Samartino, L. E., Conde, S. B., Federsoni, I. S. P., Ferreira, F., Amaku, M., & Ferreira Neto, J. S. (2012). Fluorescence polarization assay, competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA-C) and indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of brucellosis in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Ciência Rural, 42(9), 1621–1626. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0103-84782012005000070

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