Diagnosis of leptospirosis by recombinant antigen based single serum dilution ELISA

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-177

  Dey, Sohini ^a   Mohan, C Madhan ^a   Ramadass, P ^b   Nachimuthu, K ^b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Human; Leptospirosis; Recombinant antigen; Single serum dilution ELISA

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN LIPL32; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIPOPROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST END-POINT TITRATION;

EID: 55849119513     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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