Features and Benefits of Snap Combo Plus
Antigen and Antibodies -The Battle Begins
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The body has an army of soldiers consisting of white cells and
antibodies waiting for the invasion by the enemy (antigens).
The antigen stimulates production of the antibody. When the
antigen and antibody come into contact, the antibody locks on
to the antigen. This process is called “binding.” The result is
the antigen antibody immune complex.
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Why should a vet use IDEXX products
rather than competition?
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IDEXX Snap Combo is the only test that can identify the
proteins P15, P24, and GP40.
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All of these antigen proteins are indicators of the FIV Virus.
IDEXX can identify more cases of FIV than any other test on the
market because the other tests only identify the protein GP40.
Only in-clinic test that uses Elisa Technology
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Conjugate – enhances
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Bi-directional Flow – twice the time allows for greater sensitivity
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Wash Solution – eliminates non-specific binding
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Amplification of results – identifies weak positives
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ur - identifies weak positives
Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
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SNAP Technology
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Only ELISA technology rapid test in the market
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Bi-directional flow of samples and wash allows for efficient washing
of the samples which removes any background interference. This
makes the test easy to read even when the sample is damaged.
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True blue color means the test spots amplify blue, not red (the color
of blood) like the competitors (in US)
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Highest sensitivity due to the enzyme amplifier that is present in the
conjugate
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Highest specificity due to wash step
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Patented technology
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What is Sensitivity?
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Sensitivity = # of detected positives / # of known
positives = a true positive.
Example: 100 known positive parvo dogs. If Snap test
detects 95 positive dogs from the original 100 then Snap has
95% sensitivity. 5 false negatives.
We missed 5 samples that were true positives.
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What is Specificity?
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Specificity = # of detected negatives / # of known negatives = a
true negative. If Snap called a true negative a positive = false
positive.
For example, if 100 dogs are truly negative for the Parvo Virus but
our test says that 5 are positive than our test is 95% specific.
It falsely identified 5 dogs as positive even though they do not have
Parvo.
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How is Accuracy Determined?
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Accuracy is presented in a percentage form based upon the
sensitivity and specificity. The higher the sensitivity and
specificity, the more accurate the assay. Accuracy =
sensitivity + specificity / 2.
Example: 95(SENS) + 100(SPEC) divided by 2 = 97.5%.
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Why Snap®?
- Amplification of signal via enzyme reactions (ELISA)
(increased sensitivity)
- Bi-lateral flow (SNAP)
- hits reactive spot twice, increasing signal
- includes wash step for clear background
(increased specificity)
-Simultaneous detection of:
FIV with FeLV
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Signal Amplification
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The Snap® device uses an enzyme to AMPLIFY the signal from one
antigen or antibody molecule to 100s of color molecules. Think of one
blue bubble bursting onto 100 clear bubbles turning ALL the bubbles
blue. This technology allows are tests to achieve the HIGHEST
sensitivity
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The Wash Step
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The Snap® device includes a wash step that removes non-specific
binding. Think of the wash as a cleaner that clears away any of the blue
that sticks to the wrong types of bubbles. This allows us to achieve the
Highest specificity.
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SNAP Technology
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Only ELISA technology rapid test in the market
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Bilateral flow of samples and wash allows for efficient washing of the
samples which removes any background “noise”. This makes the
test easy to read even with bad samples.
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True blue color means the test spots amplify blue, not red (the color
of blood) like the competitors
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Highest sensitivity due to the enzyme amplifier that is present in the
conjugate
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Highest specificity due to wash step
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Patented technology
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Most used test in the Veterinary industry
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