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Table 4 Results of tests on saline solutions containing excretory/secretory antigens of Dirofilaria repens adults

From: Heat treatment and false-positive heartworm antigen testing in ex vivo parasites and dogs naturally infected by Dirofilaria repens and Angiostrongylus vasorum

Dog

Code

Worm

Gender

SNAP® HTWM

SNAP®

4Dx® Plus

Witness®

Speed Diro™

PetChek®

DiroCHEK®

GN

F

++

+

++

++

++

+++

GN

F

+++

+

+++

++

+++

+++

GN

F

+

0

++

+

++

++

GN

F

+++

+++

+++

+++

+++

+++

GN

F

++

++

++

++

+++

+++

GN

F

++

+

+++

++

+++

+++

GN

F

+

+

++

++

++

+++

GN

F

++

+

++

+

++

++

GN

F

+

+

++

+

+

++

GN

M

+

0

++

+

+

+

GN

M

0

0

+

+

+

++

GN

M

+

0

+

+

0

+

G

F

+++

+++

+++

+++

+++

+++

C

F

+

+

+

++

++

+++