Accuracy of a commercial IgM ELISA for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis in Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 524-527

  Desakorn, Varunee ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Thanachartwet, Vipa ^a   Sahassananda, Duangjai ^a   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Apiwattanaporn, Apichat ^b   Day, Nicholas P ^a   Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a   Peacock, Sharon J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Udon Thani General Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 84859571938     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0423     Document Type: Article

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