The IDEIA Chlamydia Test, a commercially available antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, based on a monoclonal antibody for the detection of chlamydia in clinical specimens, was evaluated in a population of 65 free-ranging koalas in southeastern Queensland determined to be infected with Chlamydia psittaci. Compared to isolation of the organism in tissue culture, the sensitivity of the IDEIA test ranged from 3 to 11%, and the specificity from 90 to 97%. The results indicated that the IDEIA test is unsuitable for use as a diagnostic screening test for C. psittaci in free-ranging koalas.
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1 April 1988
EVALUATION OF AN ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY TEST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI INFECTION IN FREE-RANGING KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS) IN SOUTHEASTERN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Benjamin J. Weigler,
F. Christian Baldock,
Adeeb A. Girjes,
Frank N. Carrick,
Martin F. Lavin
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 24 • No. 2
April 1988
Vol. 24 • No. 2
April 1988
Chlamydia psittaci
ELISA screening test
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test
evaluation
koala
Phascolarctos cinereus