Field application of Lepto lateral flow for rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 897-901

  Sehgal, S C ^a   Vijayachari, P ^a   Sugunan, A P ^a   Umapathi, T ^a  

^a Regional Medical Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LEPTO LATERAL FLOW ASSAY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0142029545     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05064-0     Document Type: Article

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