Early diagnosis of leptospirosis by immunoglobulin M immunoblot testing

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 492-498

  Doungchawee, Galayanee ^a   Kositanont, Uraiwan ^b   Niwetpathomwat, Anuchai ^a   Inwisai, Tasanee ^a   Sagarasaeranee, Plyyonk ^c   Haake, David A ^d,e  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHENERI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 42049114285     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00152-07     Document Type: Article

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