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Other available tests include the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (I-ELISA) but no I-ELISA kit has been fully evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>The study aimed to compare an I-ELISA kit and the standard CFT. Our study was carried out on serum samples from 4599 rams from the South of France where the disease is enzootic. A Bayesian approach was used to estimate tests characteristics (diagnostic sensitivity, Se and diagnostic specificity, Sp). The tests were then studied together in order to optimise testing strategies to detect <jats:italic>B. ovis<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>After optimising the cut-off values in order to avoid doubtful results without deteriorating the concordance between the results of the two tests, the I-ELISA appeared to be slightly more sensitive than CFT (Se <jats:sub>I-ELISA<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.917 [0.822; 0.992], 95% Credibility Interval (CrI) compared to Se <jats:sub>CFT<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.860 [0.740; 0.967], 95% CrI). However, CFT was slightly more specific than I-ELISA (Sp <jats:sub>CFT<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.988 [0.947; 1.0], 95% CrI) compared to Sp <jats:sub>I-ELISA<\/jats:sub> =0.952 [0.901; 1.0], 95% CrI).<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>The tests were then associated with two different interpretation schemes. The series association increased the specificity of screening and could be used for pre-movement testing in rams from uninfected flocks. The parallel association increased sequence sensitivity, thus appearing more suitable for eradicating the disease in infected flocks.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The high sensitivity and acceptable specificity of this I-ELISA kit support its potential interest to avoid the limitations of CFT. The two tests could also be used together or combined with other diagnostic methods such as semen culture to improve the testing strategy. The choice of test sequence and interpretation criteria depends on the epidemiological context, screening objectives and the financial and practical constraints.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1746-6148-8-68","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,5,31]],"date-time":"2012-05-31T15:44:25Z","timestamp":1338479065000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Assessment of the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of an indirect ELISA kit for the diagnosis of Brucella ovis infection in rams"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Anne","family":"Praud","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean-Luc","family":"Champion","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yannick","family":"Corde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antoine","family":"Drapeau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laurence","family":"Meyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bruno","family":"Garin-Bastuji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,5,28]]},"reference":[{"issue":"20","key":"364_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"555","DOI":"10.1136\/vr.144.20.555","volume":"144","author":"M Grill\u00f3","year":"1999","unstructured":"Grill\u00f3 M, Mar\u00edn M, Barberan M, Blasco J: Experimental Brucella ovis infection in pregnant ewes. 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