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Point-of-Care Infectious Disease Test Kits in Practice: An Update from ACVIM 2016

CE Event Information

  • Description:
    There are several options that clinicians can consider, but which in-house test kit results can be trusted? A recap of news you can use from the 2016 ACVIM Forum! In this segment the focus is on the sensitivity and specificity of commercially available point-of-care diagnostic tests used in small animal practice including:

    FeLV / FIV:
    - SNAP Combo® and SNAP® Feline Triple FeLV Test
    - WITNESS®
    - Anigen®
    - VetScan®
    - Speed Duo® FeLV Test

    3 point-of-care tests for Giardia including:
    - SNAP® Giardia test
    - VetScan® Giardia test
    - Anigen® Giardia test

    Running time: 10 mins

    Member Fee: $9.95; Free registration for new Members, Unlimited Plus members, and Evidence Based Update subscribers http://vetvine.com/article/181/evidence-based-update-subscriptions)
  • Sponsor: VetVine Specialty Consulting Service
  • Presenter(s): Elisabeth Zenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
  • Fee (Basic Membership): $9.95


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  • Rational Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Infectious Causes of Diarrhea in Kittens

    August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7, 2016, Pages 1-22. Author: Stanley L. Marks Member fee: $7.95 - Login to purcha...  more