Prospective evaluation of the macroagglutination slide test for Leptospira

Opportunistic Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 191-193

  Marín León, Ignacio ^a   Pérez Lozano, Maria José ^b   De Villar Conde, Ernesto ^a   Dastis Bendala, Carmen ^a   Vargas Romero, Julio ^a   Pumarola Suñé, Tomas ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leptospirosis; Macroagglutination; Reproducibility; Test validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644289557     PISSN: 13862618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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