Whats a “Quantitative C6 Antibody” test and what are the indications for testing a patient?
The Quantitative C6 Antibody test is a ‘send-out’ test available only through IDEXX Laboratories. Because of the sensitivity of the C6 antibody test and it’s correlation with active infection, it has been suggested that determination of the C6 antibody concentration may be predictive of impending clinical illness…AND…can offer the clinician an opportunity to monitor a decline in antibody response subsequent to treatment. Although it’s a bit early to confirm the findings, there is reasonably good correlation between antibody titer and clinical illness when the titer (concentration) of C6 exceeds 30 units of antibody. Most dogs with clinical signs show good resolution of clinical signs with treatment…and this correlates well with a decline of the C6 antibody titer (usually over 2 to 6 months). In some (BUT NOT ALL) cases, treatment results in a decline in antibody concentration such that the Snap Test will become Negative. Don’t count on this happening. Veterinarians who wish to mo
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