Prospective Evaluation of Three Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Goris, Marga G A ^a   Leeflang, Mariska M G ^b   Loden, Martin ^a   Wagenaar, Jiri F P ^a   Klatser, Paul R ^a,b   Hartskeerl, Rudy A ^a   Boer, Kimberly R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880833199     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002290     Document Type: Article

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