Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of three commercial ELISAs for the detection of antibodies against Salmonella spp in pigs through Bayesian methods

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2009-01-01
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Mainar-Jaime, R.
Vico, J.
Engel, B.
Buist, W.
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The diagnostic accuracy of three ELISA tests (Herdcheck® Swine Salmonella, SALMOTYPE® Pig Screen, and PrioCHECK® Salmonella) was analysed. A low correlation between herd prevalence according to bacteriology and herd seroprevalence using the three ELISAs was found. Their estimated sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) using a Bayesian approach was variable, with Herdcheck® Swine Salmonella showing the best overall accuracy (Se= 0.88; Sp= 0.74). All of the ELISAs overlooked an important proportion of Salmonella-infected pigs.

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