Table 2 Diagnostic test results for 42 Florida shelter dogs with a positive result on at least one heartworm test
From: Optimizing heartworm diagnosis in dogs using multiple test combinations
Dog ID number | Point of care | Reference lab | Antibody | Microfilaria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHW | SNAP | DHW | DHW HT | ANT | SSA | WM | MKT | Mf/ml | Sequence identity | |
D01 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | N/A |
D02 | − | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | 142 | Acanthocheilonema reconditum |
D07 | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D08 | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | N/A |
D14 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 15,220 | Poor qualitya |
D16 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D22 | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | 47 | Acanthocheilonema reconditum |
D24 | − | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | 7 | Acanthocheilonema reconditum |
D25 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D27 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | 3400 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D28 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 58 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D31 | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | 1102 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D32 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 2050 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D34 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | 3 | No amplificationb |
D35 | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | N/A |
D39 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D40 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D41 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D43 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | 606 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D44 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | N/A |
D45 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D48 | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | 13 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D49 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D53 | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | 11,740 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D54 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D57 | − | − | − | + | − | + | + |  +c | 158 | Dirofilaria repens |
D65 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D68 | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D70 | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D77 | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D79 | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D81 | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | 8210 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D83 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 5250 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D84 | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D86 | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D87 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 180 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D90 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 43,280 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D93 | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D94 | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | N/A |
D96 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | N/A |
D99 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 1293 | Dirofilaria immitis |
D100 | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | N/A |
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