Journal article
Limited diagnostic capacities of two commercial assays for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies in Laos.
- Abstract:
- 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 admission serum (Leptotek sensitivity of 47.3% and specificity of 75.5%: ELISA sensitivity of 60.9% and specificity of 65.6%) compared to the Leptospira "gold standard" microscopic agglutination test.
- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 1166-1169
- Publication date:
- 2006-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1556-679X
- ISSN:
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1556-6811
- Source identifiers:
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25176
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:25176
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
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