Limited Diagnostic Capacities of Two Commercial Assays for the Detection of Leptospira Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Laos

The diagnostic utility of immunochromatographic (Leptotek) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; Panbio) tests for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies was assessed in febrile adults admitted in Vientiane, Laos. Both tests demonstrated poor diagnostic accuracy using admiss...

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Main Authors: Blacksell, Stuart D., Smythe, Lee, Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone, Dohnt, Michael, Hartskeerl, Rudy, Symonds, Meegan, Slack, Andrew, Vongsouvath, Manivanh, Davong, Viengmone, Lattana, Olay, Phongmany, Simmaly, Keolouangkot, Valy, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Newton, Paul N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595324/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17028219
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CVI.00219-06
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