Sentences with phrase «titer test means»

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Geometric mean titers for those given a nonadjuvanted or alum adjuvanted vaccine were not different for the double - inactivated whole virus vaccine (DIV), and the VLP vaccine, (p > 0.05, student's t - test), but were different for the S protein vaccine (SV)(p = 0.001, student's t test).

If the result of your titer test is negative, it means that your dog's immune system is not currently strong enough to protect itself from antigens; this is likely a good indication that it's time to get a vaccination shot.

So, even if a titer test shows your pet has a low number of antibodies, or even no antibodies, that doesn't necessarily mean your pet is unprotected.

Also, bacterial antibodies differ from viral antibodies in a number of ways, and bacterial titer testing is typically done in veterinary medicine as a means of diagnosing acute illness, not monitoring vaccine response or ongoing immunity.

A single test finding of Leptospira antibody, even if the blood level (titer) is high, may not mean that the dog has Leptospirosis because infection with less harmful serovars can still result in high antibody.