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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Main Authors: Chintana Chirathaworn, Rajada Inwattana, Yong Poovorawan, Duangjai Suwancharoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302616