A standard screening test for the early and rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-27

  Chandrasekaran, S ^a   Gomathi, S ^a  

^a MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Darkfield microscopy; IgM; Screening test; SERION ELISA for Leptospira

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1442276504     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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