Evaluation of the Standard Diagnostics Leptospira IgM ELISA for diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in Lao PDR

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 563-566

  Tanganuchitcharnchai, Ampai ^a   Smythe, Lee ^b   Dohnt, Michael ^b   Hartskeerl, Rudy ^c   Vongsouvath, Manivanh ^d   Davong, Viengmone ^d   Lattana, Olay ^d   Newton, Paul N ^d,e   Blacksell, Stuart D ^a,e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cut off; Diagnosis; ELISA; Leptospira

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LAOS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 84864819561     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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