Rapid serodiagnosis of leptospirosis by latex agglutination test and flow-through assay

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-49

  Senthilkumar, T M A ^a   Subathra, M ^a   Phil, M ^a   Ramadass, P ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Flow through assay; Latex agglutination test; Leptospirosis; rLipL41

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EQUIPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PURIFICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROTYPE;

EID: 38849083344     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38857     Document Type: Article

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