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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1417.e1
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
VetBooks.ir
Test for antibodies by point-of-care
antibody assay (ELISA or
immunochromatography)
Negative Positive
Cat is likely Consider age of cat
not infected (high
negative predictive 6 months 6 months Vaccinated?
value)
No, or Yes
True infection is unlikely Test with unknown
polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) or • Cat likely is not infected
immunochromatography • If initial test was ELISA, retest with
test kit immunochromatography or PCR
Retest when cat is >6
months old (maternal Positive Negative
antibody has waned)
Cat is infected • Cat is not likely
infected
• Retest 6 months
later
(Modified from Ettinger SJ, Feldman EC: Textbook of veterinary internal medicine, ed 6, St. Louis, 2005, Saunders.)
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