Analytical Validation of Two Point-of-Care Assays for Serum Amyloid A Measurements in Cats
Damián Escribano,
Alba Ortín Bustillo,
Luis Pardo Marín,
Andrea Navarro Rabasco,
Pablo Ruiz Herrera,
Jose J. Cerón,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute
Affiliations
Damián Escribano
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Alba Ortín Bustillo
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Luis Pardo Marín
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Andrea Navarro Rabasco
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Pablo Ruiz Herrera
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Jose J. Cerón
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Asta Tvarijonaviciute
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary School, Campus Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
Serum Amyloid A (SAA) is one of the most sensitive tests to detect inflammation in cats. In this study, two point-of-care assays for SAA measurements in cats (FUJI DRI-CHEM IMMUNO AU CARTRIDGE vf-SAA (method A), and CUBE-VET analyser (Method B), were analytically evaluated. Regarding the imprecision precision only the method A showed intra-assay and inter-assay CV p p < 0.0001). In conclusion, this manuscript provides data about the possible application of two point-of-care assays for the measurement of SAA concentration in cats.
