Interpretation of microscopic agglutination test for leptospirosis diagnosis and seroprevalence
Determination of antibody titer by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) has been used as a tool for leptospirosis diagnosis. Four fold or greater rise in antibody titers between acute and convalescent sera suggests recent Leptospira infection. In addition, results obtained by MAT have been used to p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-05-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302616 |