Clinical and serological evaluation of leptospirosis in Puducherry, India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 139-143

  Shekatkar, Smita B ^a   Harish, Belgode N ^a   Menezes, Godfred A ^a   Parija, Subhash C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

IgM ELISA; Leptospirosis; MAT

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 77951151093     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.384     Document Type: Article

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