Title of article
Evaluation of the EIE-IgM-Leptospirose assay for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis
Author/Authors
Alan J.A. McBride، نويسنده , , Fernanda A. Pereira، نويسنده , , Emilson D. da Silva، نويسنده , , Rosan B. de Matos، نويسنده , , Edimilson D. da Silva، نويسنده , , Antônio G.P. Ferreira، نويسنده , , Mitermayer G. Reis، نويسنده , , Albert I. Ko، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
6
From page
206
To page
211
Abstract
Access to low-cost, effective diagnosis for leptospirosis is urgently needed in developing countries. The EIE-IgM-Leptospirose, a kit produced for public health laboratories in Brazil, was shown to have a sensitivity of 76% (77 of 102 patients) and 100% (102 of 102 patients) during acute and convalescent-phase leptospirosis, respectively, and a specificity of 93–100% (total healthy and patient control subjects evaluated, 486). These findings indicate that the assay will be useful for diagnosis of this emerging infectious disease in Brazil and other developing countries.
Keywords
Leptospirosis , IgM ELISA , diagnosis , epidemics , urban , Serovar , Copenhageni , Brazil , Leptospira
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Record number
778509
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