Pinches Mark D G, Helps Christopher R, Gruffydd-Jones Tim J, Egan Kathy, Jarrett Oswald, Tasker Séverine
University of Bristol, School of Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK.
J Feline Med Surg. 2007 Feb;9(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.05.008. Epub 2006 Jul 24.
In this paper the design and use of a semi-quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) for feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) provirus is described. Its performance is evaluated against established methods of FeLV diagnosis, including virus isolation and enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) in a population of naturally infected cats. The RT-PCR assay is found to have both a high sensitivity (0.92) and specificity (0.99) when examined by expectation maximisation methods and is also able to detect a large number of cats with low FeLV proviral loads that were negative by other conventional test methods.
本文描述了一种用于猫白血病病毒(FeLV)前病毒的半定量实时聚合酶链反应检测法(RT-PCR)的设计与应用。在一群自然感染的猫中,将其性能与既定的FeLV诊断方法进行了评估,这些方法包括病毒分离和酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)。通过期望最大化方法检测发现,RT-PCR检测法具有高灵敏度(0.92)和高特异性(0.99),并且还能够检测出大量FeLV前病毒载量低但其他传统检测方法呈阴性的猫。