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Use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for the diagnosis of failure of transfer of passive immunity and measurement of immunoglobulin concentrations in horses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17708406     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The economic, accurate, and rapid screening of foals for failure of transfer of passive immunity (FPT) is essential to ensure timely intervention. HYPOTHESIS: Infrared (IR) spectroscopy of foal sera and pattern recognition may be used to diagnose FPT and quantify serum IgG. SAMPLES: Sera from 194 foals (24-72 hours) with serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations determined previously by radial immunodiffusion assay (RID) were used. METHODS: IR spectra were recorded for the serum samples, and the data were randomly divided into training and independent test sets, each containing both FPT-positive (IgG <400 mg/dL) and non-FPT samples. A genetic optimal region selection algorithm and linear discriminant analysis were used to partition the training spectra, and the resulting classifier was then validated by comparing the IR-predicted FPT status for each of the test samples to that provided by the RID IgG assay. A quantitative IR-based assay for IgG was developed using partial least squares (PLS) and validated by testing its ability to predict IgG concentrations. RESULTS: Specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy for the combined data were 92.5, 96.8, and 95.9%, respectively. Corresponding positive (88.1%) and negative predictive (98.0%) values determined a success rate of 95-97% as compared to RID-based IgG concentrations. The IR-based quantitative assay yielded correlation coefficients for IR spectroscopy versus RID-based IgG concentrations of 0.90 and 0.86 for the training and test sets, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: The overall performance of the IR-based test was similar to that of the colorimetric assay and was superior and more economic than other available tests.
Authors:
Christopher B Riley; J T McClure; Sarah Low-Ying; R Anthony Shaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0891-6640     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vet. Intern. Med.     Publication Date:    2007 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-21     Completed Date:  2007-09-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8708660     Medline TA:  J Vet Intern Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  828-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Biodiagnostics, Winnipeg, MB. criley@upei.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
Horses
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired*
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / economics,  veterinary*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin G

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