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Publish Date : 2017-05-13
Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Welfare

Quantitative Accuracy of SelexOnâ„¢ Canine CRP Device for C-Reactive Protein Determination in Dogs

Do-Hyung Kim
Md. Mahbubur Rahman1, Myung-Jin Kim1, Hyeon-Kyu Go1, Hee-Young Ko2, Won-Dong Kim2, Ji-Hun Shin2, Do-Hyung Kim1*
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Affiliation

  • 1KNOTUS CO., Ltd. Research Center, 189, Donggureung-Ro, Guri-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
  • 2Infopia Co., Ltd. 132, Anyang, Cheondong-ro, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

Corresponding Author

Do-Hyung Kim, Chief of laboratory, KNOTUS CO., Ltd. 189 Donggureung-Ro, Guri-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-31-572-8899; Fax: +82-31-572-6699; E-mail: lab@knotus.co.kr

Citation

Rahman, M. M., et al. Quantitative Accuracy of SelexOnTM Canine CRP Device for C-Reactive Protein Determination in Dogs. (2017) J Vet Sci Animal Welf 2(1): 1- 3.

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© 2017 Kim, D.H. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Abstract

 

  C-reactive protein (CRP) is versatile and sensitive tools for diagnosis of various inflammatory conditions like infection, tissue damage, myocardial infarction, pulmonary disorders, panniculitis, acute pancreatitis, polyarthritis, hemangiosarcoma and metabolic syndrome both in human and veterinary practice. Accurate, easy and quick measurement way of this important parameter is the demand of time. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of SelexOn™ canine CRP device (Infopia, Korea) in comparison to the Life Assays canine CRP test (Life Assays, Sweden) point-of-care testing. Blood samples were collected from 200 dogs of various conditions and CRP was evaluated directly from blood by SelexOn™ canine CRP device while plasma was prepared and CRP was measured by Life Assays®. There was no statistically significant difference in the average value of CRP between two groups and Spearman’s correlation coefficient was r = 0.9385. The calculated association was significant (p < 0.0001) indicating its accuracy. Moreover, using SelexOn™ canine CRP is convenient and time savings as it is directly measured from the blood. Therefore, SelexOn™ canine CRP device is suitable to use for clinical test and alternatives to traditional laboratory devices for the virtue of its accuracy, time savings, and easiness.