Background: Babesia gibsoni (B. gibsoni) is an intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite of dogs that causes fever and hemolytic illness. A timely diagnosis is essential for the disease management. Results: Here, we report a QubeMDx PCR system which enables a rapid, sensitive and reliable diagnosis of B. gibsoni near the dog patient. Within 30 min, this diagnostic assay was able to detect as low as 0.002% parasitemia of the dog blood. Using clinical samples, this new assay was validated to demonstrate 100% agreement with real-time PCR. Conclusions: This novel diagnostic method provides a reliable point-of-care test to assist in the identification of B. gibsoni.
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Liu, I. L., Chi, N. Y., Chang, C. L., Hung, M. L., Chiu, C. T., & Chen, H. W. (2019). A novel PCR-based point-of-care method enables rapid, sensitive and reliable diagnosis of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs. BMC Veterinary Research, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2181-5
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