False positive antigen test for dirofilaria immitis after heat treatment of the blood sample in a microfilaremic dog infected with acanthocheilonema dracunculoides

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  • who: Viktor Szatmári from the Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan, CM Utrecht, The Netherlands have published the paper: False positive antigen test for Dirofilaria immitis after heat treatment of the blood sample in a microfilaremic dog infected with Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: We conclude that heat treatment of a blood sample with an initially negative antigen test for D. immitis can lead to a false positive result if the dog is infected with Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides (syn.

SUMMARY

    Dirofilaria immitis is responsible . . .

     

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