Leptospirosis screening: Performance of the Serion Elisa Classic Leptospira IgM® KIT.;Dépistage de la leptospirose: performance de la trousse Sérion Elisa classic Leptospira IgM®

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-99

  Trombert Paolantoni, S ^a   Thomas, P ^a   Hermet, F ^a   Clairet, V ^a   Litou, N ^a   Maury, L ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

Author keywords

IgM ELISA; Leptospirosis; PCR; Sensitivity; Serology; Specificity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORRELIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR PROBE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349126072     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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