Evaluation of a rapid slide agglutination test for the diagnosis of acute canine leptospirosis

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 124-128

  Lilenbaum, Walter ^a   Ristow, Paula ^a   Fráguas, Suzana Almeida ^a   Da Silva, Emilson Domingos ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dogs; Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; RAPID SLIDE AGGLUTINATION TEST; RELIABILITY; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR CANICOLA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0042822100     PISSN: 01874640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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