2016 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

Detection of PA-AHLs in this study showed that QS acts as a promoter of PA virulence in otitis externa/media. PAOEM in dogs is, therefore, an appropriate disease model to study the effects of QQ on PA. Neither of our hypotheses was verified. Azithromycin had no effect on PA-AHLs and the elimination of PA from the ear canal, nor had any effect on cytology of the sample or the outcome of the disease. Only a weak tendency towards quicker elimination of PA from the ear canal was noted in this study. The feline leukemia virus is a potentially life-threatening oncogenic retrovirus that is transmitted horizontally by close contact or vertically by in-utero transmission. The p27 viral core protein is produced by the virus in infected cells and is found in the cytoplasm in several blood cells as well as free in the serum and plasma of infected cats. Reference laboratories and veterinary clinics commonly use some form of enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) or particle-based immunoassay to detect the presence of the p27 protein antigen in samples obtained from blood. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of several in-clinic tests: the SNAPÃ’ Feline TripleÃ’ Test (IDEXX), the VetScanÃ’ FeLV/FIV Rapid Test (Abaxis), the WitnessÃ’ FeLV-FIV Test (Zoetis), AnigenÃ’ Rapid FIV/FeLV Test (BioNote), Speed DuoÃ’ FeLV/FIV Test (Virbac).