Title
Ring Test Evaluation of the Repeatability and Reproducibility of a Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Oral Fluid Antibody Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2012
Abstract
The precision of a Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) oral fluid antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was evaluated by calculating reliability coefficients for assay repeatability (within laboratory) and assay reproducibility (between laboratories). Randomly ordered oral fluid samples of known (n= 39) and unknown (n = 224) PRRSV antibody status were tested in 12 diagnostic laboratories. Each laboratory tested the samples twice, first using an antibody ELISA kit and reagents provided to them (phase 1) and then using an ELISA kit and reagents configured in their respective laboratory (phase 2). Repeatability (within laboratory) reliability coefficients calculated using results from samples of known PRRSV antibody status ranged from 0.724 to 0.997 in phase 1 and from 0.953 to 0.998 in phase 2. Reproducibility (between laboratories) reliability coefficients were calculated for 3 conditions: case 1—samples of unknown status (n = 224); case 2—samples of known status (n = 39), and case 3—all samples (n = 263). Among the 3 cases, reliability coefficients ranged from 0.937 to 0.964 in phase 1 and from 0.922 to 0.935 in phase 2. For case 3, it was estimated that 96.67% of the total variation in phase 1 and 93.21% in phase 2 could be attributed to the oral fluid samples themselves. Overall, the PRRSV oral fluid antibody ELISA was highly repeatable and reproducible. The current study supports the routine use of this test in laboratories providing diagnostic service to pig producers.
Publication Title
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Volume
24
Issue
6
First Page
1057
Last Page
1063
DOI of Published Version
10.1177/1040638712457929
Publisher
Sage Publications
Rights
Copyright © 2012 Sage Publications
Recommended Citation
Kittawornrat, A., C. Wang, G. Anderson, A. Ballagi, A. Broes, S. Carman, K. Doolittle, J. Galeota, J. Johnson, S. Lizano, E. Nelson, D. Patnayak, R. Pogranichniy, A. Rice, G. Scherba, J. Zimmerman. 2012. Ring test evaluation for the detection of PRRSV antibodies in oral fluid specimens using a commercial PRRSV serum antibody ELISA. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 24(6), 1057-1063.