International Multicenter Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of a Dipstick Assay for Detection of <i>Leptospira</i> -Specific Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Human Serum Specimens

L. Smits, Henk; V. Ananyina, Yulia; Chereshsky, A; A. Dancel, Louella; F. M. Lai‐a‐Fat, Rudy; D. Chee, Howard; N. Levett, Paul; Masuzawa, Toshiyuki; Yanagihara, Yasutake; A. Muthusethupathi, M.; J. Sanders, Eduard; M. Sasaki, David; Y. Domen, Harry; Yersin, Claude; Tin Aye, Tin; L. Bragg, Sandra; C. Gussenhoven, George; G. A. Goris, Marga; J. Terpstra, W.; A. Hartskeerl, Rudy

doi:10.1128/jcm.37.9.2904-2909.1999

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International Multicenter Evaluation of the Clinical Utility of a Dipstick Assay for Detection of Leptospira -Specific Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Human Serum Specimens

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Sep 1, 1999

Authors:

Henk L. Smits

Yulia V. Ananyina

A Chereshsky

Abstract

We performed a multicenter evaluation of a robust and easily performed dipstick assay for the serodiagnosis of human leptospirosis. The assay is aimed at the detection of Leptospira-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies. The study involved 2,665 serum samples collected from 2,057 patients with ...

Subject

Dipstick

Leptospira

Leptospirosis

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