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Comparison of the non-invasive diagnostic methods, stool antigen test and PCR assay, for Helicobacter felis detection in dogs

  • Hong, Sunhwa (Center for Animal Resources Development, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Hak-Yong (Huvet Co. Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Wan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Okjin (Center for Animal Resources Development, Wonkwang University)
  • Received : 2015.02.24
  • Accepted : 2015.03.20
  • Published : 2015.03.30
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of H. felis with HpSA kit-based detection method and H. felis-specific PCR assay with dog's stool samples without sacrifice. Male Beagle dogs (n=6) were infected with H. felis ATCC 49179 ($1.0{\times}10^9CFU/dog$) by intra-gastric inoculation two times at 3-day intervals, and the stool specimens of dogs were collected 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21 days after infection to submit to HpSA test and H. felis-specific PCR. As the results, the sensitivity of the HpSA and the PCR analysis was 50.0%, 83.3% respectively. Although HpSA test is less sensitive, it could be used for rapid, cheap and easy screening assay for H. felis infection in dog and cats. We suggest that the H. pylori stool antigen kit, HpSA, is useful and effective for monitoring H. felis infection. If HpSA test would be made with H. felis antibodies in the future, its sensitivity could be increased. Also, PCR assay could be successfully used to detect the H. felis in stools. Applying the H. pylori stool antigen kit and PCR assay may be the recommended non-invasive strategy to identify H. felis in dog and cats.

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