Evaluation of MAT, IgM ELISA and PCR methods for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-257

  Ooteman, Márcia Costa ^a   Vago, Annamaria Ravara ^a   Koury, Matilde Cota ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

IgM ELISA; Microscopic agglutination test MAT; PCR

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 33646339137     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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